Flushing Chinese Community Welcomes Trump-Xi Summit as 300 Anti-Asian Attacks Persist
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Updated · CBS New York · May 14
Flushing Chinese Community Welcomes Trump-Xi Summit as 300 Anti-Asian Attacks Persist
6 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 14
Two dozen residents interviewed in Flushing, Queens largely voiced hope that Trump’s Beijing summit with Xi Jinping could improve U.S.-China ties, with several saying stronger relations would benefit both countries.
Taiwan and trade tensions still shaped reactions: Taiwanese residents strongly backed independence, while some Chinese-born residents declined to discuss Xi and a Hong Kong-born man called for greater freedoms in mainland China and Hong Kong.
More than 300 anti-Asian attacks were reported in the U.S. last year, according to FBI data, and several residents said memories of the post-COVID spike still make them wary of commenting on Trump’s policies.
Flushing’s response underscored how a major diplomatic meeting is being filtered through immigrant concerns over cross-strait politics, civil liberties and everyday security in one of America’s largest Asian communities.
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