1.0China Media Projecthttps://chinamediaproject.orgJoyce Chanhttps://chinamediaproject.org/author/joycechan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3Bgo0D2Zue"><a href="https://chinamediaproject.org/2022/08/18/unpacking-the-booming-racist-video-industry-in-china%ef%bf%bc/">Unpacking the Booming Racist Video Industry in China</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://chinamediaproject.org/2022/08/18/unpacking-the-booming-racist-video-industry-in-china%ef%bf%bc/embed/#?secret=3Bgo0D2Zue" width="600" height="338" title="“Unpacking the Booming Racist Video Industry in China” — China Media Project" data-secret="3Bgo0D2Zue" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://chinamediaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CMP-interviews-Runako-CELINA-2.jpg20001125In a number of cases in recent years, the issue of racism in the Chinese media has become global news. One of the most notable was the nationally televised Spring Festival Gala on the state-run CCTV in 2018, during which a Chinese actress paraded around the stage in blackface — sparking hot discussion among Africans in China and across the world. A recent documentary by the BBC, “Racism for Sale,” stunned audiences by probing deeper into an industry capitalizing on racism in China by selling videos filmed by Chinese across the African continent. Joyce Chan reached out to Runako Celina, the investigative journalist behind this revealing documentary, to talk about the origins of this business, discrimination against Africans and Black people in Chinese media discourse, and related acts of resistance. Editor’s Note: The statements in this interview reflect only the personal views of Runako Celina, and do not reflect the views of the BBC.