University of Melbourne international students assaulted in unprovoked racist attack

[Independent87548]

This is the kind of information worth spreading onto Chinese social media @beijingwalker @viva_zhao @52051 @Beast @Daniel808. @grey boy 2 I see these racist attacks against Chinese students in the uk all the time. You guys need to speak up about it more. Too many are fooled by our soft power. Your governments do next to nothing to warn or prepare them. Many of them are victimized.

Coronavirus: University of Melbourne international students assaulted in unprovoked racist attack
Summer Woolley

Friday, 17 April 2020 1:36 am

Two university students physically assaulted in an unprovoked attack by two strangers in the Melbourne CBD on Wednesday. Credit: Twitter
Two university students were the target of a racist attack by two strangers in the Melbourne CBD on Wednesday.

Victoria Police say the two international students from China were walking along Elizabeth Street about 5.30pm when they were assaulted.

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A video, which was circulated online, shows the pair kicking and punching the students before a bystander steps in.

The victims sustained minor injuries and reported the incident to police, who are now investigating it as a racist attack.

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Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp said she was “appalled” by the “disgraceful attack”.

“The violence displayed is completely unacceptable. It does not reflect the values that Melburnians stand for or the behaviour we expect in our city,” she wrote in the tweet.

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“Melbourne is a caring and inclusive city that welcomes people from all over the world to live and study here.

“During the COVID-19 pandemic it is more important than ever to stick together and lend a hand to those who need it.”

‘Disgusting’
University of Melbourne’s Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell said the attack was “disgusting” and “unprovoked”.

“There is no place for violence in a modern, future-facing society like Australia,” he said in a statement.

File image of the University of Melbourne. Credit: University of Melbourne/Facebook
“These senseless and vicious attacks on two young women must never be tolerated in our community.

“The people who did this are a disgrace.”

Maskell said the university is providing assistance to the students.

Investigation
Investigators are now working to identify two women that may be able to assist with their inquiries.

Both women are described as Caucasian in appearance, about 20 years old with a skinny build.

Investigators are working to identify two women that may be able to assist with their inquiries. Credit: Victoria Police
One of the women was wearing a dark top with a light-coloured skirt while the other was wearing a pink jacket.

A man - who was not involved in the assault - also stole one of the victim’s AirPods.

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He is described as Caucasian in appearance, with a solid build, and was wearing a black puffer jacket and a black backpack.

Any witnesses are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal...ssaulted-in-unprovoked-racist-attack-c-983675

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Wrong forum

Melbourne is in Australia not the Americas.

You sure you live in the UK??? It's 5am there and you've been posting for a while...

 

[Beast]

It's not about soft power. I hope most of these kids can come back to China to study.

 

[Independent87548]

Yes, wrong forum. How do I move this thread to Australia? btw, soft power is a shared western strength so usa soft power enhances the image of all western nations including my own here in Britain.

 

[dbc]

Yes, wrong forum. How do I move this thread to Australia? btw, soft power is a shared western strength so usa soft power enhances the image of all western nations including my own here in Britain.

Ask a mod..

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Ask a mod..

It's 5am in the UK...

 

[dbc]

It's 5am in the UK...

probably crawling back from the local pub..poor chap.

 

[vi-va]

This is the kind of information worth spreading onto Chinese social media @beijingwalker @viva_zhao @52051 @Beast @Daniel808. @grey boy 2 I see these racist attacks against Chinese students in the uk all the time. You guys need to speak up about it more. Too many are fooled by our soft power. Your governments do next to nothing to warn or prepare them. Many of them are victimized.

Coronavirus: University of Melbourne international students assaulted in unprovoked racist attack
Summer Woolley

Friday, 17 April 2020 1:36 am

Two university students physically assaulted in an unprovoked attack by two strangers in the Melbourne CBD on Wednesday. Credit: Twitter
Two university students were the target of a racist attack by two strangers in the Melbourne CBD on Wednesday.

Victoria Police say the two international students from China were walking along Elizabeth Street about 5.30pm when they were assaulted.

Watch the video above

A video, which was circulated online, shows the pair kicking and punching the students before a bystander steps in.

The victims sustained minor injuries and reported the incident to police, who are now investigating it as a racist attack.

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Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp said she was “appalled” by the “disgraceful attack”.

“The violence displayed is completely unacceptable. It does not reflect the values that Melburnians stand for or the behaviour we expect in our city,” she wrote in the tweet.

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“Melbourne is a caring and inclusive city that welcomes people from all over the world to live and study here.

“During the COVID-19 pandemic it is more important than ever to stick together and lend a hand to those who need it.”

‘Disgusting’
University of Melbourne’s Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell said the attack was “disgusting” and “unprovoked”.

“There is no place for violence in a modern, future-facing society like Australia,” he said in a statement.

File image of the University of Melbourne. Credit: University of Melbourne/Facebook
“These senseless and vicious attacks on two young women must never be tolerated in our community.

“The people who did this are a disgrace.”

Maskell said the university is providing assistance to the students.

Investigation
Investigators are now working to identify two women that may be able to assist with their inquiries.

Both women are described as Caucasian in appearance, about 20 years old with a skinny build.

Investigators are working to identify two women that may be able to assist with their inquiries. Credit: Victoria Police
One of the women was wearing a dark top with a light-coloured skirt while the other was wearing a pink jacket.

A man - who was not involved in the assault - also stole one of the victim’s AirPods.

More on 7NEWS.com.au

• Australia will take cues from China when easing COVID restrictions
• Cocaine Cassie’s family says the convicted drug smuggler ‘deserves backlash’
• Man sought as woman allegedly sexually assaulted in Melbourne

He is described as Caucasian in appearance, with a solid build, and was wearing a black puffer jacket and a black backpack.

Any witnesses are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal...ssaulted-in-unprovoked-racist-attack-c-983675

Thank you for reminding.
Let me tell you one thing, the education cooperation program has suspended. Not sure whether it will recover, I expect it won't recover in near future.

Those students come back, it's good for both side.

 

[Independent87548]

Thank you for reminding.
Let me tell you one thing, the education cooperation program has suspended. Not sure whether it will recover, I expect it won't recover in near future.

Those students come back, it's good for both side.

That is welcomed news. Australia was getting the lion's share of the benefit without reciprocating gratitude or kindness. I think China ought to pull their investments and see how mighty Australia is when their economy is in tatters as a result of their xenophobia and arrogance.

 

[Ace of Spades]

Australian government and university should make sure the safety of the students from such heinous attacks.

We need to deport all these so-called "students" from China, they are a disgrace and were involved in raiding the supermarket and pharmacies in November and sending everything back to China. These Chinese are still loyal to the CCP and Australia doesn't want commies in our country, they even stole bay formula and sent it all back to China.

Need to arrest all Chinese students and jail them and deport them back to China, sorry to say no one deserves racism but in China, they are racist all the time. Chinese come to Australia, NZ, USA, Europe and steal, cheat and lie, get rid of the Chinese in all these countries.

@AgNoStiC MuSliM @waz

 

[grey boy 2]

We need to deport all these so-called "students" from China, they are a disgrace and were involved in raiding the supermarket and pharmacies in November and sending everything back to China. These Chinese are still loyal to the CCP and Australia doesn't want commies in our country, they even stole bay formula and sent it all back to China.

Need to arrest all Chinese students and jail them and deport them back to China, sorry to say no one deserves racism but in China, they are racist all the time. Chinese come to Australia, NZ, USA, Europe and steal, cheat and lie, get rid of the Chinese in all these countries.

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Do you meant like how the real Australian do it to your kind "curry bashing"?

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

We need to deport all these so-called "students" from China, they are a disgrace and were involved in raiding the supermarket and pharmacies in November and sending everything back to China. These Chinese are still loyal to the CCP and Australia doesn't want commies in our country, they even stole bay formula and sent it all back to China.

Need to arrest all Chinese students and jail them and deport them back to China, sorry to say no one deserves racism but in China, they are racist all the time. Chinese come to Australia, NZ, USA, Europe and steal, cheat and lie, get rid of the Chinese in all these countries.



Obviously the OP is from another country.

Derogatory generalizations against any Community are against forum rules.

 

[Ace of Spades]

Derogatory generalizations against any Community are against forum rules.

You have mistakenly deleted my post lol; instead of his

Can you undo? @AgNoStiC MuSliM

 

[DavidsSling]

Derogatory generalizations against any Community are against forum rules.

But it's true, Chinese have raided supermarkets, pharmacies, etc in Australia and sent it back to China in November, there are plenty of news reports and videos. I thought this was an open forum, not Chinese controlled, but obviously it is.

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

But it's true, Chinese have raided supermarkets, pharmacies, etc in Australia and sent it back to China in November, there are plenty of news reports and videos. I thought this was an open forum, not Chinese controlled, but obviously it is.

Unless there’s empirical evidence that ALL Chinese students or all Chinese residents were involved, your post is a derogatory generalization and isn’t acceptable.

This is your last warning on this.