Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has drawn a barrage of criticism and was charged with racism on Tuesday after reports of the Chinese origin of the coronavirus pandemic, which resulted in the cancellation of his concerts.
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The artist denounced in messages posted on Instagram and Twitter, the cancellation of his upcoming concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London. " Thank you to p ... bat eaters and vendors in animal markets that create the virus, greedy bastards," he wrote without restraint .
"The whole world is on pause, not forgetting the thousands (of people) who have suffered or died from the virus," he continues. Before adding: "My message to them. Become vegan. " Bryan Adams has since deleted his post on Twitter, although it remains visible on Instagram.
" It is so irresponsible and so racist," lamented AFP Amy Go, head of the Sino-Canadian National Council.
"He is a Canadian star and he fuels the flames of anti-Chinese racism, contributing to the increase in hate taunts and blatant (physical) attacks against Chinese and Asian people in Canada and around the world" , a- she added.
The official cited several examples of recent news stories, such as that of a 92-year-old man pushed out of a store in Vancouver because he was of Chinese origin. A Chinese Canadian woman was also punched in the face while waiting for her bus downtown, also in Vancouver.
The Chinese city of Wuhan (center) has been identified as the birthplace of the Covid-19, which may come from the wholesale seafood and fish market, which also sells wild animals.