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If the U.S. is Going to Criticize China For Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang, Beijing’s South African Envoy is Going to do The Same Over American Police Brutality Against Black People

by Eric Olander

China’s Ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, is apparently keen to raise awareness about police brutality against Black people in the United States. Over the past several weeks, the Ambassador has commented regularly on the cases of George Floyd and South African Lindani Myeni who was killed by police in Hawaii last month.

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