Australian Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham says the federal government rejects China's claims. 9News
The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a travel alert to its citizens warning them not to travel to Australia due to a "significant increase" in racist attacks on "Chinese and Asian people"."Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial discrimination and violence against Chinese and Asian people in Australia have seen a significant increase," the statement said.
"The Ministry of Culture and Tourism reminds Chinese tourists to enhance their safety awareness and do not travel to Australia.""We reject China's assertions in this statement, which have on basis in fact. Our rejection of these claims, which have been falsely made by Chinese officials previously, is well known to them," Mr Birmingham said in a statement.
China issued a warning to tourists travelling to the US earlier this year after some said they were mistreated in connection with the outbreak.
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