Asian Americans take safety into their own hands as violence against them escalates
April 19, 2022, 6:08 am

Asian Americans take safety into their own hands as violence against them escalates (Photo: Pixabay)

The Xinhus reported, according to The Financial Times (FT), a spate of violent attacks against Asians in the United States and a lack of effective government intervention have prompted Asian Americans to take safety into their own hands.

The British newspaper said on Sunday (Apr 17), the measures taken by Asian Americans range from taking self-defense classes to acquiring pepper spray and whistles.

Since the pandemic, anti-Asian hate has escalated nationwide in the United States, something many blame on former U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric early in the pandemic, it said, noting that in New York City, the police department estimates hate crimes against Asian Americans jumped over 360 percent in 2021.

Time square in New York city, USA (File photo: Pixabay)

Christina Yuna Lee, a 35-year-old Asian American woman, was stabbed over 40 times by a stranger who followed her home in February, one of the most harrowing attacks on Asian Americans in New York City in recent months, it said.

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Asian American women accounted for 62 percent of the 10,905 hate incidents logged between the start of pandemic in March 2020 and the end of December, it said, citing a recent report from Stop AAPI Hate, a non-profit group that tracks violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Source: xinhua

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Upon arriving to participate in the summit of the European Political Community, which includes around forty heads of state in Budapest, he said, "I look forward to sitting with the elected U.S. president and seeing how we will collectively ensure we meet challenges, including the threats from Russia and North Korea." He also noted that the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea poses a threat to the United States as well, according to reports from Agence France-Presse.

Before Trump's victory, Rutte expressed confidence that a united Washington would remain part of the defensive alliance, even if Trump became the 47th president of the United States. In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF last Monday night, he stated that both Republicans and Democrats understand that NATO serves not only the security of Europe but also that of America. He added that both candidates are aware that the security of the United States is closely tied to NATO.

On Wednesday, NATO congratulated Trump on his victory but did not address the Ukrainian issue.

It is noteworthy that the relationship between the elected U.S. president and the defense alliance was not the best during his first term in the White House. Trump criticized NATO member states multiple times and even hinted at withdrawing from the alliance unless they increased their financial contributions.

Additionally, the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the matters that complicate relations between the two sides, especially since Trump has repeatedly stated that he can end this ongoing conflict, which began in 2022, quickly. He implied that he had a peace plan between Kyiv and Moscow, while his vice president, JD Vance, revealed aspects of that plan, which stipulated Ukraine's commitment not to join NATO, thereby sending reassuring signals to the Russians.

Furthermore, many NATO member states in Europe fear that Trump might halt military aid to Ukraine after he previously criticized the U.S. for pouring funds into supporting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.