McDonalds said they closed the restaurant when they found out about the notice

McDonalds in China has apologised after a branch in the industrial city of Guangzhou barred black people from entering.

A video shared on social media showed a notice that read: “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant."

McDonalds said that when it found out about the notice it temporarily closed the restaurant.

Tensions have been running high between Africans and local people in the city.

Last week, hundreds of Africans in Guangzhou were evicted from hotels and apartments after online rumours that coronavirus was spreading among African people, community leaders said

Guangzhou is a hub for African traders buying and selling goods and is home to one of China’s largest African communities.

The Guangdong provincial government has responded to concerns about discrimination by calling China and Africa good friends, partners and brothers.

It said it attached "great importance to some African countries' concerns and is working promptly to improve" its way of operating.

McDonalds also responded, saying the ban on black people was “not representative of our inclusive values”.

“Immediately upon learning of an unauthorised communication to our guests at a restaurant in Guangzhou, we immediately removed the communication and temporarily closed the restaurant.”

The restaurant added that it had conducted “diversity and inclusion” training in the branch.

Africans in Guangzhou say that they have been facing more than a week of discrimination.

Health workers have reportedly gone door to door testing Africans for coronavirus, many say regardless of whether they show any symptoms, have travelled or have been in contact with Covid-19 patients.

Community leaders say that hundreds were forced out of their homes and hotel rooms and then forced into quarantine. Video has emerged online of African peopple sleeping on the streets, in hotel lobbies, under bridges and outside police stations.

The video filmed inside McDonalds sparked anger both inside and outside China.

The African community in Guangzhou has been dwindling in recent years. There were once thought to be hundreds of thousands from the continent conducting business in the city, but today the number has fallen to just thousands.

Many feel that their communities have been the target of discriminative measures. Restrictions to visas have made many I have spoken to feel less welcome. Some feel that the coronavirus is being used as an excuse to target businessmen who overstay their visas.

The Chinese are the most racist and xenophobic people on earth. And na dem dey pretend pass.
I pity any Nigerian supporting the Chinese against America.
Racism kee them there.

Nigeria is potentially far richer than China. I wish we can actually have round pillars in round pegs politically in this country, we are the ones that will be rejecting their visa application. But because we have refused to grow and also for bad leadership, this is the hard and ugly price to pay.

China will be dealt with after this pandemic.

They just compounding their problems with this xenophobic gestures.

How the irresponsibility of our leaders and actions of our citizens have made us loose respect in the sight of the world...

Shebi they were supporting China over Trump when he said we call it the CHINESE Virus

All I see is China shooting itself on the foot.

Dreal1247:
Nigeria is potentially far richer than China. I wish we can actually have round pillars in round pegs politically in this country, we are the ones that will be rejecting their visa application. But because we have refused to grow and also for bad leadership, this is the hard and ugly price to pay.

SAI BABA

And we are here fighting one another.... Igbo Hausa, Fulani....Yoruba, Ibira...Ijaw...we are all monkeys as far as White Skin is concern.

Thank God for Donald Trump who called the virus what it is. CHINESE VIRUS. Na Africans body chinko want flex muscle.
Trump dey wait for una.

China wants to kill her economy by her self, because if this should continue you will be surprise how many countries can give better production that China and that will be their end once business men don't feel safe in their country again, they better behave or lose all. Funny they are fucking racist stupid folks that see themselves has white

Well, I want to believe that there are still good ones among the Chinese people. In any case, China isn't a place I intend to go and do anything at. Good luck to them and their country.

I haven't finished touring Europe and the Americas and someone is saying China. Lol...

Dreal1247:
Nigeria is potentially far richer than China. I wish we can actually have round pillars in round pegs politically in this country, we are the ones that will be rejecting their visa application. But because we have refused to grow and also for bad leadership, this is the hard and ugly price to pay.

Your nigeria is not one country. For different nations caged inside the zoo to reach their potentials, the zoo must must be dismantled. Biafra as a country on it's own will use her leverage as a well to do country to get China and other countries of the world to respect her citizens.

Asians are generally homogenous thus racism is something that comes naturally to an average Asian; they're racist and they don't even know it and that's the most frightening part about this all.

As a black man with dignity i don't fancy anywhere else other than West Europe or North America. Places like North Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East are a big fat no no no to me!

koffsman:
China wants to kill her economy by her self, because if this should continue you will be surprise how many countries can give better production that China and that will be their end once business men don't feel safe in their country again, they better behave or lose all. Funny they are fucking racist stupid folks that see themselves has white

Like I said they just shot them selves on the foot.
This CHINESE VIRUS will be the game changer now that many countries are conscious of the Chinese and the rubbish they eat with their pussy cat eyes

RandomVic:
Asians are generally homogenous thus racism is something that comes to them quite naturally they're racist and they don't even know it and that's the most frightening part about this all.

I don't fancy anywhere else other than West Europe or North America. North Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East are a big fat no no no for me!

You get homogeneous people only in China, Japan and the two Korea. Other parts of Asia are not homogeneous.

Now they are witch-hunting their best customers by being racist and driving them to the street all they need is a country that's better in engineering that will give them better offer gbam it's over for China and am sensing India will take over from them

Mcreloaded:


Like I said they just shot them selves on the foot.
This CHINESE VIRUS will be the game changer now that many countries are conscious of the Chinese and the rubbish they eat with their pussy cat eyes

Bialegend:


You get homogeneous people only in China, Japan and the two Korea. Other parts of Asia are not homogeneous.

The whole of East Asia is homogenous.. South Asia is another cesspit of its own and not worth mentioning.

CoronaVirusPro:
China will be dealt with after this pandemic.

They just compounding their problems with this xenophobic gestures.

Who will deal with them ?

Your government ?

USA, India, Australia and West will bring china on its Knees. Even in these times India is doing massive deployment of Mountain Strike corps and Supersonic Brahmos Missiles in Himalayas, USA is sending more and more ships to Taiwanese waters. Bad days are coming for china. Britishers are furious and asking explanation on daily mail. bad days are coming for china.

byinks:


Who will deal with them ?

Your government ?

Yes!

India was already aware of Chinese economic threat, They are the only Country from Asia to Middle east that openly rejected any Chinese One belt initiatives, even though two routes of silk roads passes through India. Every smartphone and computer manufacturer has factories in India and they can look eyeball to eyeball to china, Be it Military might, Industrial capacity or Economic growth. There wiill be no war as it will be Mutually assured destruction of both as Both have ThermoNukes ,ICBMs and Nuclear Traid. But with USA and japan they can squeeze Chinese economy.

koffsman:
Now they are witch-hunting their best customers by being racist and driving them to the street all they need is a country that's better in engineering that will give them better offer gbam it's over for China and am sensing India will take over from them

Only USA, EU, INDIA, JAPAN can take action rest all of us can just pray that it happen.

CoronaVirusPro:


Yes!

It's usually the most wretched that hates... busy chinese are lurking about Nigerian embassy struggling to get Nigerian Visa to do business.

Mcreloaded:


Like I said they just shot them selves on the foot.
This CHINESE VIRUS will be the game changer now that many countries are conscious of the Chinese and the rubbish they eat with their pussy cat eyes

who told you the virus originated from any food market? Lmao

What pain me most is the protection our useless government given to them.

Chinese people will have three police officers escort him when the citizen get punish by the same police.

They rap black people working with them and if you go to police station to report Nigerians police will not look where you are because they have taking bribes.

Chinese companies paying ridiculous salary to their workers.

I am loving the treatment of Nigerians in diaspora. Eventually, the harsh treatment of Nigerians, Africans in diaspora will leads to the rapid rise of Nigeria, Africa.

The change we have been hoping for is imminent!

Black people are actually the most useless race. After all these they’ll try heard to beg china so that they can at least reduce the hate on them. 0 dignity black nonsense who will prefer to elect a dead man if he can offer them N1000 to kill the most intelligent candidate

It is blessing in disguise because eating McDonalds food is some kind of slow suicide attempt.

I stopped using Starbucksever since I heard of their racist incidence with the black chaps in America. I just couldn't bring myself to patronising them anymore even though they are British base because I attribute the behaviour to an organisational culture that runs down the chain.

These business need you to survive and if they don't treat you well,you don't have them. The only problem is that black doesn't have their own thriving businesses they can patronise and be proud of. Mr bigs in Nigeria has been for decades, but some of their outlets look like unkept roadside shacks that could send a normal person to his/ early grave for making the mistake of eating there as a result of good poison.

No vision, no culture,no maintenance, no innovation and no progress.

Good for blacks, anything that can make them think home is highly welcomed.