Why Were Chinese and American Female Teachers Expelled?

Issues with Non-cooperation in COVID-19 Prevention and Racist Tweets Mentioning Wuhan Coronavirus
Deported Foreigners Banned from Re-entering China for 10 Years

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] China's state-run Global Times reported on the 8th that an American woman who did not cooperate with COVID-19 prevention measures was deported. The deported woman reportedly worked as an English teacher at Sichuan University, according to the media outlet.

The Global Times stated that the information was obtained from the Public Security Bureau (police) of the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province and disclosed the woman's real name and photo.

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The woman refused the COVID-19 prevention measures imposed by the authorities on August 4 and argued with the officials. The Global Times emphasized that after the argument, she posted racially discriminatory comments on social media. According to the Global Times, she posted on her Twitter, "Because COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, all Chinese people in the United States should be arrested or prevented from leaving their homes." She also claimed to the U.S. Embassy that she had been kidnapped and requested assistance from the embassy, the report added.

The Global Times reported that at the time, five COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Sichuan Province, of which two were imported cases and three were domestic cases.

At that time, quarantine personnel asked her to cooperate with temperature checks, but she refused and did not show her health code. Witnesses said that when quarantine personnel requested to see her health code, she shouted, but the police and quarantine personnel did not take coercive measures or have physical contact with her.

Following the disturbance, Sichuan University held a meeting and decided that she violated the teacher's code of conduct, terminating her contract, the report added. The Global Times also stated that she admitted to spreading false information during the police investigation.

Chinese authorities decided to deport her under the Exit and Entry Administration Law, and she left China on a flight to San Francisco, USA, on the 2nd, the report added. The media outlet noted that foreigners deported from China are banned from entering China for the next 10 years under the Exit and Entry Administration Law.

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