Chinese-Australians face fewer racist insults than at height of diplomatic tensions with Beijing, survey finds

A poll has found 92% of Chinese-Australian respondents regard Australia as a ‘very good’ or ‘good’ place to live despite cases of racist insults. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AFP/Getty Images

Chinese-Australians have continued to experience racist insults but at a lower rate than when diplomatic tensions between Canberra and Beijing erupted in 2020, a new study has found.

Polling commissioned by the Lowy Institute indicates one in five Chinese-Australians said they were called offensive names because of their heritage in 2022.