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Calculated Shard: 163 (from laksa093)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa163.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Trump-It-s-the-Chinese-virus-and-15140704.php\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Trump-It-s-the-Chinese-virus-and-15140704.php\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/Trump-It-s-the-Chinese-virus-and-15140704.php","crawl_time":1776801456,"first_indexed_time":1584556049,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,sfchronicle!www,\/politics\/article\/Trump-It-s-the-Chinese-virus-and-15140704.php s443","src_root_hash":"14097438092688553363","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Trump: It’s the ‘Chinese virus,’ and he says that’s not racist","meta_descriptions":["President Trump is intensifying his effort to brand the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a title that public-health professionals say is incorrect and many Asian Americans called dangerous to..."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Trump ordered the suspension of evictions and mortgage foreclosures for six weeks as part of the government effort to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)\nBrendan Smialowski \/ AFP via Getty Images\nWASHINGTON — President Trump intensified his effort Wednesday to brand the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a label that public health professionals say is incorrect and many Asian Americans called dangerous to them personally.\nTrump has used the term several times in recent tweets and began the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Wednesday by saying, “I would like to begin by announcing some developments in the war against the Chinese virus.”\nThe World Health Organization calls the disease COVID-19. Trump’s “Chinese virus” references have drawn criticism from Democrats and some health professionals who say it stirs racist and xenophobic sentiments.\nArticle continues below this ad\nThe White House said other outbreaks have been referred to by geography, such as the “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918, and that the attacks on Trump’s labeling were “fake outrage” stoked by the media.\nCalifornia Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat of Chinese descent, said Trump’s comments have created anxiety among many Asian Americans, some of whom report being harassed about the disease.\nSan Francisco Chronicle Logo\nMake us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search.\nAdd Preferred Source\n“It’s embarrassing to have a president who not only doesn’t put a stop to it, but really condones it and fuels that fire,” Ting said.\nArticle continues below this ad\nWhen House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield used the name\n“Chinese coronavirus”\nin a tweet last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that “bigoted statements which spread misinformation and blame Asians and the Asian American community” for the pandemic “make us all less safe.”\nThe first victims of the novel coronavirus were in China’s Hubei province, and McCarthy’s office said the term correctly placed responsibility for the disease’s spread on China for its early refusal to acknowledge the outbreak. Trump made similar comments Wednesday.\nCoronavirus Outbreak\n“It’s not racist,” he said. “It comes from China, that’s why.”\nTrump also said of the Chinese government, “They could have given us a lot earlier notice, absolutely.”\nArticle continues below this ad\nAsked if he worried that the term “Chinese virus” could put Asian Americans at risk, Trump replied, “No, not at all. I think they would agree with it 100%. It comes from China. There’s nothing not to agree.”\nThe World Health Organization\nwarns\nagainst naming new diseases for geographic locations, including countries, in part to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups.”\nAfter Trump’s news conference ended, the White House tweeted: “Spanish Flu. West Nile Virus. Zika. Ebola. All named for places. Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it ‘Chinese Coronavirus.’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.”\nWhen Sherry Wang saw Trump’s tweets referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” she took to her Twitter account — a platform she rarely uses — to reply to the president.\n“No infectious disease has ever targeted people on the basis of race,” wrote Wang, a professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University. “But ignorance sure helps to justify racism, debunk science and perpetrate more false news.”\nArticle continues below this ad\nWang said Trump’s comments are intended to distract Americans from the slow U.S. response to the outbreak. She fears the president’s comments will “facilitate hate crimes” against Asian Americans.\n“This is more than alienating Asian Americans, this is unsafe,” Wang said. “Asian Americans not only have to carry this fear of getting sick and face the same level of risk as everyone else, but also have to deal with the emotional and psychological lack of safety. Because you walk out the door and don’t know if you could be physically attacked just by looking the way you are.”\nVictoria Sun, a law student at UC Berkeley, said the term is a way for Trump to make China and Chinese Americans the “culprits” for the outbreak.\n“We’ve seen that throughout history,” she said. “It really reminds me of the phrase ‘yellow peril.’ It draws similar imagery to that.”\nArticle continues below this ad\nSun added, “There’s definitely that fear there, but also a sense of here we go again.”\nDustin Gardiner and Tatiana Sanchez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email:\ndustin.gardiner@sfchronicle.com\n,\ntatiana.sanchez@sfchronicle.com\nTwitter:\n@dustingardiner\n,\n@TatianaYSanchez\nMarch 18, 2020\n|\nUpdated\nMarch 18, 2020 5:22 p.m.\nReporter\nDustin Gardiner is a state Capitol reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, with a special emphasis on covering policies related to the housing crisis, climate change, social inequities and LGBTQ rights. He joined the staff in 2019, after nearly a decade with The Arizona Republic, where he covered state and city politics. Dustin’s awards include first place honors for daily Capitol beat coverage from the Sacramento Press Club in 2023, and the “story of the year” award from the Arizona Newspapers Association in 2017. Outside of work, he enjoys running, camping, reading fiction and exploring Northern California. Dustin is a member of NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ journalists.\nReporter\nTatiana Sanchez covers immigration and civil rights for The Chronicle. She got her start in journalism in the California desert, where she covered the marginalized immigrant communities of the eastern Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun. Previous stops also include the San Diego Union-Tribune and most recently, the Mercury News in San Jose. A Bay Area native, she received a master's in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University.","attrs_markdown":"San Francisco Chronicle Logo\n\nHearst Newspapers Logo\n\n[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/Trump-It-s-the-Chinese-virus-and-15140704.php#content)\n\n[Subscribe](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/hamburgerbutton)\n\n[Bay Area](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/)\n\n- [San Francisco](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/)\n- [Transit](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/transit\/)\n- [Crime](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/crime\/)\n- [Drug Crisis](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/opioid-epidemic\/)\n- [Golden Gate Park](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/goldengatepark\/)\n- [COVID-19](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/health\/coronavirus\/)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/health\/)\n- [Data Spotlight](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/data\/)\n- [PG\\&E](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/pge\/)\n- 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(Photo by Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)]()\n\nTOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Trump ordered the suspension of evictions and mortgage foreclosures for six weeks as part of the government effort to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\nBrendan Smialowski \/ AFP via Getty Images\n\n![Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, answers question concerning his proposed measure that would seal past arrest records and convictions of lower-level felonies and misdemeanors, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. If approved by the legislature and signed by the governor the bill would automatically clear eligible records dating back to 1973. Supporters say the bill to seal past arrest histories would help lower the barriers to finding work or housing. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli)]()\n\nAssemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, answers question concerning his proposed measure that would seal past arrest records and convictions of lower-level felonies and misdemeanors, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. If approved by the legislature and signed by the governor the bill would automatically clear eligible records dating back to 1973. Supporters say the bill to seal past arrest histories would help lower the barriers to finding work or housing. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli)\n\nRich Pedroncelli \/ Associated Press\n\nWASHINGTON — President Trump intensified his effort Wednesday to brand the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a label that public health professionals say is incorrect and many Asian Americans called dangerous to them personally.\n\nTrump has used the term several times in recent tweets and began the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Wednesday by saying, “I would like to begin by announcing some developments in the war against the Chinese virus.”\n\nThe World Health Organization calls the disease COVID-19. Trump’s “Chinese virus” references have drawn criticism from Democrats and some health professionals who say it stirs racist and xenophobic sentiments.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nThe White House said other outbreaks have been referred to by geography, such as the “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918, and that the attacks on Trump’s labeling were “fake outrage” stoked by the media.\n\nCalifornia Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat of Chinese descent, said Trump’s comments have created anxiety among many Asian Americans, some of whom report being harassed about the disease.\n\nSan Francisco Chronicle Logo\n\n### See more S.F. Chronicle on Google\nMake us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search.\n\n[Add Preferred Source](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sfchronicle.com)\n\n“It’s embarrassing to have a president who not only doesn’t put a stop to it, but really condones it and fuels that fire,” Ting said.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nWhen House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield used the name [“Chinese coronavirus”](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php) in a tweet last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that “bigoted statements which spread misinformation and blame Asians and the Asian American community” for the pandemic “make us all less safe.”\n\nThe first victims of the novel coronavirus were in China’s Hubei province, and McCarthy’s office said the term correctly placed responsibility for the disease’s spread on China for its early refusal to acknowledge the outbreak. Trump made similar comments Wednesday.\n\nCoronavirus Outbreak\n\n[House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy stands by ‘Chinese coronavirus’ tweet](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php)\n\n[House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is facing calls to apologize and delete a tweet that referred to the novel coronavirus by a title health professionals say is incorrect and counterproductive, “the...](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php)\n\n[![WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 05: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on March 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)]()](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php)\n\n[Coronavirus live updates: Napa County issues shelter-in-place order, Solano order expected](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/Coronavirus-in-the-Bay-Area-The-key-events-15100710.php)\n\n[BART cancels extra commute trains, SFO is a different place and shelter-in-place orders now cover nearly the entire Bay Area. as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to mount.](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/Coronavirus-in-the-Bay-Area-The-key-events-15100710.php)\n\n[![Farmers market shoppers stroll past the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 as the shelter in place order remains in effect to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.]()](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/Coronavirus-in-the-Bay-Area-The-key-events-15100710.php)\n\n“It’s not racist,” he said. “It comes from China, that’s why.”\n\nTrump also said of the Chinese government, “They could have given us a lot earlier notice, absolutely.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nAsked if he worried that the term “Chinese virus” could put Asian Americans at risk, Trump replied, “No, not at all. I think they would agree with it 100%. It comes from China. There’s nothing not to agree.”\n\nThe World Health Organization [warns](https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/163636\/WHO_HSE_FOS_15.1_eng.pdf) against naming new diseases for geographic locations, including countries, in part to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups.”\n\nAfter Trump’s news conference ended, the White House tweeted: “Spanish Flu. West Nile Virus. Zika. Ebola. All named for places. Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it ‘Chinese Coronavirus.’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.”\n\nWhen Sherry Wang saw Trump’s tweets referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” she took to her Twitter account — a platform she rarely uses — to reply to the president.\n\n“No infectious disease has ever targeted people on the basis of race,” wrote Wang, a professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University. “But ignorance sure helps to justify racism, debunk science and perpetrate more false news.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nWang said Trump’s comments are intended to distract Americans from the slow U.S. response to the outbreak. She fears the president’s comments will “facilitate hate crimes” against Asian Americans.\n\n“This is more than alienating Asian Americans, this is unsafe,” Wang said. “Asian Americans not only have to carry this fear of getting sick and face the same level of risk as everyone else, but also have to deal with the emotional and psychological lack of safety. Because you walk out the door and don’t know if you could be physically attacked just by looking the way you are.”\n\nVictoria Sun, a law student at UC Berkeley, said the term is a way for Trump to make China and Chinese Americans the “culprits” for the outbreak.\n\n“We’ve seen that throughout history,” she said. “It really reminds me of the phrase ‘yellow peril.’ It draws similar imagery to that.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nSun added, “There’s definitely that fear there, but also a sense of here we go again.”\n\n*Dustin Gardiner and Tatiana Sanchez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: [dustin.gardiner@sfchronicle.com](mailto:dustin.gardiner@sfchronicle.com), [tatiana.sanchez@sfchronicle.com](mailto:tatiana.sanchez@sfchronicle.com) Twitter: [@dustingardiner](https:\/\/twitter.com\/dustingardiner), [@TatianaYSanchez](https:\/\/twitter.com\/TatianaYSanchez)*\n\nMarch 18, 2020\n\n\\|Updated\n\nMarch 18, 2020 5:22 p.m.\n\n![Photo of Dustin Gardiner]()\n\n[Dustin Gardiner](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/author\/dustin-gardiner\/)\n\nReporter\n\nDustin Gardiner is a state Capitol reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, with a special emphasis on covering policies related to the housing crisis, climate change, social inequities and LGBTQ rights. He joined the staff in 2019, after nearly a decade with The Arizona Republic, where he covered state and city politics. Dustin’s awards include first place honors for daily Capitol beat coverage from the Sacramento Press Club in 2023, and the “story of the year” award from the Arizona Newspapers Association in 2017. Outside of work, he enjoys running, camping, reading fiction and exploring Northern California. Dustin is a member of NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ journalists.\n\n![Photo of Tatiana Sanchez]()\n\n[Tatiana Sanchez](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/author\/tatiana-sanchez\/)\n\nReporter\n\nTatiana Sanchez covers immigration and civil rights for The Chronicle. She got her start in journalism in the California desert, where she covered the marginalized immigrant communities of the eastern Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun. Previous stops also include the San Diego Union-Tribune and most recently, the Mercury News in San Jose. A Bay Area native, she received a master's in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University.\n\nMost Popular\n\n1\\.\n\n[S.F. tower once worth \\$320 million went to auction. 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(Photo by Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\nBrendan Smialowski \/ AFP via Getty Images\n\nWASHINGTON — President Trump intensified his effort Wednesday to brand the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a label that public health professionals say is incorrect and many Asian Americans called dangerous to them personally.\n\nTrump has used the term several times in recent tweets and began the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Wednesday by saying, “I would like to begin by announcing some developments in the war against the Chinese virus.”\n\nThe World Health Organization calls the disease COVID-19. Trump’s “Chinese virus” references have drawn criticism from Democrats and some health professionals who say it stirs racist and xenophobic sentiments.\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nThe White House said other outbreaks have been referred to by geography, such as the “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918, and that the attacks on Trump’s labeling were “fake outrage” stoked by the media.\n\nCalifornia Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat of Chinese descent, said Trump’s comments have created anxiety among many Asian Americans, some of whom report being harassed about the disease.\n\nSan Francisco Chronicle Logo\n\nMake us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search.\n\n[Add Preferred Source](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sfchronicle.com)\n\n“It’s embarrassing to have a president who not only doesn’t put a stop to it, but really condones it and fuels that fire,” Ting said.\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nWhen House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield used the name [“Chinese coronavirus”](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php) in a tweet last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that “bigoted statements which spread misinformation and blame Asians and the Asian American community” for the pandemic “make us all less safe.”\n\nThe first victims of the novel coronavirus were in China’s Hubei province, and McCarthy’s office said the term correctly placed responsibility for the disease’s spread on China for its early refusal to acknowledge the outbreak. 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Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it ‘Chinese Coronavirus.’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.”\n\nWhen Sherry Wang saw Trump’s tweets referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” she took to her Twitter account — a platform she rarely uses — to reply to the president.\n\n“No infectious disease has ever targeted people on the basis of race,” wrote Wang, a professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University. “But ignorance sure helps to justify racism, debunk science and perpetrate more false news.”\n\nArticle continues below this ad\n\nWang said Trump’s comments are intended to distract Americans from the slow U.S. response to the outbreak. 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Boilerpipe Text	TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Trump ordered the suspension of evictions and mortgage foreclosures for six weeks as part of the government effort to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Trump intensified his effort Wednesday to brand the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a label that public health professionals say is incorrect and many Asian Americans called dangerous to them personally. Trump has used the term several times in recent tweets and began the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Wednesday by saying, “I would like to begin by announcing some developments in the war against the Chinese virus.” The World Health Organization calls the disease COVID-19. Trump’s “Chinese virus” references have drawn criticism from Democrats and some health professionals who say it stirs racist and xenophobic sentiments. Article continues below this ad The White House said other outbreaks have been referred to by geography, such as the “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918, and that the attacks on Trump’s labeling were “fake outrage” stoked by the media. California Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat of Chinese descent, said Trump’s comments have created anxiety among many Asian Americans, some of whom report being harassed about the disease. San Francisco Chronicle Logo Make us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search. Add Preferred Source “It’s embarrassing to have a president who not only doesn’t put a stop to it, but really condones it and fuels that fire,” Ting said. Article continues below this ad When House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield used the name “Chinese coronavirus” in a tweet last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that “bigoted statements which spread misinformation and blame Asians and the Asian American community” for the pandemic “make us all less safe.” The first victims of the novel coronavirus were in China’s Hubei province, and McCarthy’s office said the term correctly placed responsibility for the disease’s spread on China for its early refusal to acknowledge the outbreak. Trump made similar comments Wednesday. Coronavirus Outbreak “It’s not racist,” he said. “It comes from China, that’s why.” Trump also said of the Chinese government, “They could have given us a lot earlier notice, absolutely.” Article continues below this ad Asked if he worried that the term “Chinese virus” could put Asian Americans at risk, Trump replied, “No, not at all. I think they would agree with it 100%. It comes from China. There’s nothing not to agree.” The World Health Organization warns against naming new diseases for geographic locations, including countries, in part to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups.” After Trump’s news conference ended, the White House tweeted: “Spanish Flu. West Nile Virus. Zika. Ebola. All named for places. Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it ‘Chinese Coronavirus.’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.” When Sherry Wang saw Trump’s tweets referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” she took to her Twitter account — a platform she rarely uses — to reply to the president. “No infectious disease has ever targeted people on the basis of race,” wrote Wang, a professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University. “But ignorance sure helps to justify racism, debunk science and perpetrate more false news.” Article continues below this ad Wang said Trump’s comments are intended to distract Americans from the slow U.S. response to the outbreak. She fears the president’s comments will “facilitate hate crimes” against Asian Americans. “This is more than alienating Asian Americans, this is unsafe,” Wang said. “Asian Americans not only have to carry this fear of getting sick and face the same level of risk as everyone else, but also have to deal with the emotional and psychological lack of safety. Because you walk out the door and don’t know if you could be physically attacked just by looking the way you are.” Victoria Sun, a law student at UC Berkeley, said the term is a way for Trump to make China and Chinese Americans the “culprits” for the outbreak. “We’ve seen that throughout history,” she said. “It really reminds me of the phrase ‘yellow peril.’ It draws similar imagery to that.” Article continues below this ad Sun added, “There’s definitely that fear there, but also a sense of here we go again.” Dustin Gardiner and Tatiana Sanchez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: dustin.gardiner@sfchronicle.com , tatiana.sanchez@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @dustingardiner , @TatianaYSanchez March 18, 2020 \| Updated March 18, 2020 5:22 p.m. Reporter Dustin Gardiner is a state Capitol reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, with a special emphasis on covering policies related to the housing crisis, climate change, social inequities and LGBTQ rights. He joined the staff in 2019, after nearly a decade with The Arizona Republic, where he covered state and city politics. Dustin’s awards include first place honors for daily Capitol beat coverage from the Sacramento Press Club in 2023, and the “story of the year” award from the Arizona Newspapers Association in 2017. Outside of work, he enjoys running, camping, reading fiction and exploring Northern California. Dustin is a member of NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ journalists. Reporter Tatiana Sanchez covers immigration and civil rights for The Chronicle. She got her start in journalism in the California desert, where she covered the marginalized immigrant communities of the eastern Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun. Previous stops also include the San Diego Union-Tribune and most recently, the Mercury News in San Jose. A Bay Area native, she received a master's in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University.
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US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Trump ordered the suspension of evictions and mortgage foreclosures for six weeks as part of the government effort to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)]() TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Trump ordered the suspension of evictions and mortgage foreclosures for six weeks as part of the government effort to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images ![Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, answers question concerning his proposed measure that would seal past arrest records and convictions of lower-level felonies and misdemeanors, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. If approved by the legislature and signed by the governor the bill would automatically clear eligible records dating back to 1973. Supporters say the bill to seal past arrest histories would help lower the barriers to finding work or housing. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)]() Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, answers question concerning his proposed measure that would seal past arrest records and convictions of lower-level felonies and misdemeanors, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. If approved by the legislature and signed by the governor the bill would automatically clear eligible records dating back to 1973. Supporters say the bill to seal past arrest histories would help lower the barriers to finding work or housing. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Trump intensified his effort Wednesday to brand the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a label that public health professionals say is incorrect and many Asian Americans called dangerous to them personally. Trump has used the term several times in recent tweets and began the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Wednesday by saying, “I would like to begin by announcing some developments in the war against the Chinese virus.” The World Health Organization calls the disease COVID-19. Trump’s “Chinese virus” references have drawn criticism from Democrats and some health professionals who say it stirs racist and xenophobic sentiments. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The White House said other outbreaks have been referred to by geography, such as the “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918, and that the attacks on Trump’s labeling were “fake outrage” stoked by the media. California Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat of Chinese descent, said Trump’s comments have created anxiety among many Asian Americans, some of whom report being harassed about the disease. San Francisco Chronicle Logo ### See more S.F. Chronicle on Google Make us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search. [Add Preferred Source](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=sfchronicle.com) “It’s embarrassing to have a president who not only doesn’t put a stop to it, but really condones it and fuels that fire,” Ting said. Advertisement Article continues below this ad When House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield used the name [“Chinese coronavirus”](https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php) in a tweet last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that “bigoted statements which spread misinformation and blame Asians and the Asian American community” for the pandemic “make us all less safe.” The first victims of the novel coronavirus were in China’s Hubei province, and McCarthy’s office said the term correctly placed responsibility for the disease’s spread on China for its early refusal to acknowledge the outbreak. Trump made similar comments Wednesday. Coronavirus Outbreak [House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy stands by ‘Chinese coronavirus’ tweet](https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php) [House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is facing calls to apologize and delete a tweet that referred to the novel coronavirus by a title health professionals say is incorrect and counterproductive, “the...](https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php) [![WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 05: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on March 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)]()](https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php) [Coronavirus live updates: Napa County issues shelter-in-place order, Solano order expected](https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-in-the-Bay-Area-The-key-events-15100710.php) [BART cancels extra commute trains, SFO is a different place and shelter-in-place orders now cover nearly the entire Bay Area. as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to mount.](https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-in-the-Bay-Area-The-key-events-15100710.php) [![Farmers market shoppers stroll past the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 as the shelter in place order remains in effect to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.]()](https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-in-the-Bay-Area-The-key-events-15100710.php) “It’s not racist,” he said. “It comes from China, that’s why.” Trump also said of the Chinese government, “They could have given us a lot earlier notice, absolutely.” Advertisement Article continues below this ad Asked if he worried that the term “Chinese virus” could put Asian Americans at risk, Trump replied, “No, not at all. I think they would agree with it 100%. It comes from China. There’s nothing not to agree.” The World Health Organization [warns](https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/163636/WHO_HSE_FOS_15.1_eng.pdf) against naming new diseases for geographic locations, including countries, in part to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups.” After Trump’s news conference ended, the White House tweeted: “Spanish Flu. West Nile Virus. Zika. Ebola. All named for places. Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it ‘Chinese Coronavirus.’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.” When Sherry Wang saw Trump’s tweets referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” she took to her Twitter account — a platform she rarely uses — to reply to the president. “No infectious disease has ever targeted people on the basis of race,” wrote Wang, a professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University. “But ignorance sure helps to justify racism, debunk science and perpetrate more false news.” Advertisement Article continues below this ad Wang said Trump’s comments are intended to distract Americans from the slow U.S. response to the outbreak. She fears the president’s comments will “facilitate hate crimes” against Asian Americans. “This is more than alienating Asian Americans, this is unsafe,” Wang said. “Asian Americans not only have to carry this fear of getting sick and face the same level of risk as everyone else, but also have to deal with the emotional and psychological lack of safety. Because you walk out the door and don’t know if you could be physically attacked just by looking the way you are.” Victoria Sun, a law student at UC Berkeley, said the term is a way for Trump to make China and Chinese Americans the “culprits” for the outbreak. “We’ve seen that throughout history,” she said. “It really reminds me of the phrase ‘yellow peril.’ It draws similar imagery to that.” Advertisement Article continues below this ad Sun added, “There’s definitely that fear there, but also a sense of here we go again.” Dustin Gardiner and Tatiana Sanchez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. 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Readable Markdown	![TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Trump ordered the suspension of evictions and mortgage foreclosures for six weeks as part of the government effort to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)]() TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Trump ordered the suspension of evictions and mortgage foreclosures for six weeks as part of the government effort to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Trump intensified his effort Wednesday to brand the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a label that public health professionals say is incorrect and many Asian Americans called dangerous to them personally. Trump has used the term several times in recent tweets and began the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Wednesday by saying, “I would like to begin by announcing some developments in the war against the Chinese virus.” The World Health Organization calls the disease COVID-19. Trump’s “Chinese virus” references have drawn criticism from Democrats and some health professionals who say it stirs racist and xenophobic sentiments. Article continues below this ad The White House said other outbreaks have been referred to by geography, such as the “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918, and that the attacks on Trump’s labeling were “fake outrage” stoked by the media. California Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat of Chinese descent, said Trump’s comments have created anxiety among many Asian Americans, some of whom report being harassed about the disease. San Francisco Chronicle Logo Make us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search. [Add Preferred Source](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=sfchronicle.com) “It’s embarrassing to have a president who not only doesn’t put a stop to it, but really condones it and fuels that fire,” Ting said. Article continues below this ad When House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield used the name [“Chinese coronavirus”](https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/House-GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-stands-by-15121137.php) in a tweet last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that “bigoted statements which spread misinformation and blame Asians and the Asian American community” for the pandemic “make us all less safe.” The first victims of the novel coronavirus were in China’s Hubei province, and McCarthy’s office said the term correctly placed responsibility for the disease’s spread on China for its early refusal to acknowledge the outbreak. Trump made similar comments Wednesday. Coronavirus Outbreak “It’s not racist,” he said. “It comes from China, that’s why.” Trump also said of the Chinese government, “They could have given us a lot earlier notice, absolutely.” Article continues below this ad Asked if he worried that the term “Chinese virus” could put Asian Americans at risk, Trump replied, “No, not at all. I think they would agree with it 100%. It comes from China. There’s nothing not to agree.” The World Health Organization [warns](https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/163636/WHO_HSE_FOS_15.1_eng.pdf) against naming new diseases for geographic locations, including countries, in part to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups.” After Trump’s news conference ended, the White House tweeted: “Spanish Flu. West Nile Virus. Zika. Ebola. All named for places. Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it ‘Chinese Coronavirus.’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.” When Sherry Wang saw Trump’s tweets referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” she took to her Twitter account — a platform she rarely uses — to reply to the president. “No infectious disease has ever targeted people on the basis of race,” wrote Wang, a professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University. “But ignorance sure helps to justify racism, debunk science and perpetrate more false news.” Article continues below this ad Wang said Trump’s comments are intended to distract Americans from the slow U.S. response to the outbreak. She fears the president’s comments will “facilitate hate crimes” against Asian Americans. “This is more than alienating Asian Americans, this is unsafe,” Wang said. “Asian Americans not only have to carry this fear of getting sick and face the same level of risk as everyone else, but also have to deal with the emotional and psychological lack of safety. Because you walk out the door and don’t know if you could be physically attacked just by looking the way you are.” Victoria Sun, a law student at UC Berkeley, said the term is a way for Trump to make China and Chinese Americans the “culprits” for the outbreak. “We’ve seen that throughout history,” she said. “It really reminds me of the phrase ‘yellow peril.’ It draws similar imagery to that.” Article continues below this ad Sun added, “There’s definitely that fear there, but also a sense of here we go again.” Dustin Gardiner and Tatiana Sanchez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: [dustin.gardiner@sfchronicle.com](mailto:dustin.gardiner@sfchronicle.com), [tatiana.sanchez@sfchronicle.com](mailto:tatiana.sanchez@sfchronicle.com) Twitter: [@dustingardiner](https://twitter.com/dustingardiner), [@TatianaYSanchez](https://twitter.com/TatianaYSanchez) March 18, 2020 \\|Updated March 18, 2020 5:22 p.m. ![Photo of Dustin Gardiner]() Reporter Dustin Gardiner is a state Capitol reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, with a special emphasis on covering policies related to the housing crisis, climate change, social inequities and LGBTQ rights. He joined the staff in 2019, after nearly a decade with The Arizona Republic, where he covered state and city politics. Dustin’s awards include first place honors for daily Capitol beat coverage from the Sacramento Press Club in 2023, and the “story of the year” award from the Arizona Newspapers Association in 2017. Outside of work, he enjoys running, camping, reading fiction and exploring Northern California. Dustin is a member of NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ journalists. ![Photo of Tatiana Sanchez]() Reporter Tatiana Sanchez covers immigration and civil rights for The Chronicle. She got her start in journalism in the California desert, where she covered the marginalized immigrant communities of the eastern Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun. Previous stops also include the San Diego Union-Tribune and most recently, the Mercury News in San Jose. A Bay Area native, she received a master's in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University.
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