国会议员麦卡锡鼓吹“华人病毒”，必须道歉！

加州，沙加缅度 - 亚太联盟（APAPA）赞同《沙加缅度蜂报》三月十日刊登的社论，认为美国联邦众议员凯文·麦卡锡（Kevin McCarthy）在推特上关于新冠病毒的言论充斥着针对华裔的种族主义，他必须对此作出道歉。

Sacramento, Calif. – Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA) agrees, appreciates, and applauds the  expressed by the Editorial on March 10, 2020. “Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s coronavirus tweet echoes anti-Chinese racism. He must apologize.”

《沙加缅度蜂报》社论指出，“反华种族主义在加州有一段很长而又悲惨的历史。在本来已经很紧张的局势下，来自加州Bakersfield的国会众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡这周发表的关于新冠病毒的言论，明目张胆，充满了种族主义色彩，大有唤起加州历史上的排华偏见之幽灵的架势。”

“Anti-Chinese racism has a long and tragic history in California. Unfortunately, REPUBLICAN HOUSE MINORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY (1) of Bakersfield seemed to awaken the ghost of California’s anti-Asian prejudice this week by going out of his way to inject RACIST OVERTONES (2) into the already tense situation around the coronavirus.”

“世界上所有国家都在努力采取措施，遏止COVID-19病毒的传播。这种病毒显然不是麦卡锡所谓的“华人病毒”。所有美国公民，不论肤色和种族，都有权要求我们的国会议员不遗余力地保护我们。病毒是不会因为一个人的种族或者意识形态的不同而区别对待的。在目前国家日益分裂的情况下，现在是所有人精诚团结、一起与新冠病毒这个我们共同的敌人抗争的时候。然而，麦卡锡企图使用种族定性、贬低、具有谴责性的语言把导致新冠病毒的传播的责任推卸到美国社会的一整个种族身上。

Every country on this earth is struggling to cope with the spreading of the COVID-19 virus – definitely not the pejorative “CHINESE CORONAVIRUS” (3) that Rep. McCarthy called it. All U.S. citizens of every color have the right to expect our congressional representatives to work overtime to protect us. It is a great opportunity to fight the common enemy and unite this divided country as the virus does not discriminate. Instead, Rep. McCarthy used racial profiling, derogatory and accusative terms in an attempt to blame an entire American ethnic group.

亚太联盟建议所有人通过美国疾控中心（CDC）和世界卫生组织（WHO）的网站查询有关COVID-19和新冠病毒的最准确信息：

To learn more about this virus, APAPA would like to refer everyone to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) website for accurate information.

过去，麦卡锡议员曾经为美国国会通过对美国历史上的排华行为表示“遗憾”的法案做出过贡献。亚太联盟对此表示认可。然而，我们无法容忍他发表的带有政治目的和排华性质的言论。我们与《沙加缅度蜂报》看法一样，认为麦卡锡议员需要就此言论作出道歉。同时，我们欢迎他继续与华人社区合作，听取华人社区的意见，避免类似的错误发生，保护华人社区的利益。

APAPA recognizes Rep. McCarthy’s past contribution to support passage of resolution regretting historical discrimination perpetrated against Chinese Americans in the U.S. However, we cannot ignore his political and racially motivated statement. We agree with the Sacramento Bee in the need for an apology. Furthermore, we welcome the opportunity to work with his office and provide our perspective to prevent future mishaps and together support and protect the Chinese American community.

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