Terms like 'Chinese virus' by US Secretary of State, increased bias against Asian-Americans: Study

Terms like ‘Chinese virus’ by US Secretary of State, increased bias against Asian-Americans: Study
The term was popularized by Trump’s secretary of state Mike Pompeo among others
By Hanie Abdul Razak|   Updated: 23rd January 2021 4:59 pm IST
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In a study published by two PhD students from the University of California, Berkeley it was found that popularization of terms like “Wuhan Flu” and “China Virus” by the US secretary of state among other Republican figures and conservative media outlets increased unconscious bias against Asian-Americans.  
On March 7, US’s secretary of state Mike Pompeo had called COVID-19 the “Chinese Virus” on 

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