In the United States, Asian men were attacked again for no apparent reason. The perpetrator simply said he did not like his gaze, but as the Asian hate crime continued, the United States began an investigation at the federal level.
Reporter Jung Kyung-yoon on the report.
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Suddenly another man rushes behind a man walking down the street, and immediately turns back.
The man hitting him stops and holds his back in pain.
On the 25th, in New York, USA, a 23-year-old man rushed behind and stabbed a 36-year-old Asian man with a weapon.
The victim is known to be in critical condition.
[웰링턴 첸/사건 목격자 : 가해자가 아시아계 남성을 밀쳤다고만 생각했어요. 그 남자도 돌아서 가해자를 쳐다봤습니다. 저는 그들이 서로 아는 사이인 줄 알았습니다. 그래서 대수롭지 않게 여겼습니다.]
The suspect, caught by the police, stated that he committed the crime because he did not like his gaze.
On the 16th, a white man pushed and knocked a Chinese woman down in the middle of New York City, and a Korean man from the US Air Force was beaten by a bully in the Koreantown of Los Angeles.
With the increasing number of hate crimes targeting Asians since the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate at the federal level.
In New York, protests against hate crimes were also held.
[빌 드블라지오/뉴욕 시장 : 아시아계를 향한 혐오를 멈춰야 합니다. 뉴욕 뿐 아니라 미국 전역에 전달해야 하는 메시지입니다. 아시아계 혐오를 당장 멈춰야 합니다.]
One group said that from March to December of last year, there were more than 2,800 cases of verbal and physical violence targeting Asians in the United States.
(Video editing: Seungjin Lee)