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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst

Chinese migrants believe Australian media fuels hostility towards them, study shows

Chinese migrants at a protest in Sydney.
Chinese migrants at a protest in Sydney. Many feel the media is fuelling an ‘unfriendly’ attitude towards them. Photograph: Stella Qiu/Reuters

First-generation migrants from China believe Australian media reporting has fuelled unfriendly or suspicious attitudes towards them, new research shows.

The report, published by the University of Technology Sydney, explores the hopes and fears of members of Chinese Australian communities, including a parent whose child came home from school asking: “Mum, is China going to invade us?”

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