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Chinese Australians ask ‘why is the government picking on us?’ after landmark survey Su-Lin Tan The Lowy Institute survey findings were released against the backdrop of increasing scrutiny of Chinese Australians have endured increased scrutiny and racism in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock Images
After findings from a government-commissioned public opinion poll of Australians with Chinese heritage were released earlier this month, Melbourne-based media studies scholar Haiqing Yu noticed one question recurring in the community s discussion of the survey on social media.
According to Yu, a professor at RMIT, Chinese Australians on microblogging platform Weibo and chat app WeChat were querying the survey - done by independent think tank Lowy Institute - and asking: Why is the government picking on us?
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