There are long-standing anxieties about perceived preferential treatment for foreigners in China, especially international students. - AP
BEIJING (AFP): A new draft law that could make it easier for foreigners to gain permanent residency in China has stirred up a torrent of xenophobia online.
The proposal, released by the justice ministry last week, has been gathering billions of views and a flood of angry posts on social media, targeting Africans in particular.
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