BEIJING: Rumours have been circulating that China is discriminating against foreign nationals in the country, particularly Africans, in its anti-pandemic measures. China's Foreign Ministry has said that China treats all foreign nationals equally and has zero tolerance for discrimination.
Faced with Covid-19 (coronavirus), an abrupt global public health crisis, all countries are taking containment measures to prevent the pandemic from spreading further, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday (Apr 13) when commenting on South China's Guangdong Province's anti-pandemic measures concerning African citizens in China.