President condemns racists who target Chinese community

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has strongly condemned the ignorance and stupidity of racists who target members of the Chinese community.

Speaking at a hotel in south Belfast, an area which has seen a spiralling level of attacks on ethnic minorities, the President said that both parts of the island had to face up to the issue of racism.

“Regrettably anybody who looks a little bit different is more likely than not to be right in the eye of the storm of this racism,” she said.