Congressman Dan Goldman Condemns Xenophobic Rhetoric Targeting AAPI Community

Goldman Submits Statement for Congressional Record
 
Reaffirms Support for AAPI Community Amid Growing Tensions with Chinese Communist Party

New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) called for an end to xenophobic rhetoric and anti-Asian hate in a statement submitted for the Congressional Record. Congressman Goldman urges his colleagues to take seriously the legitimate threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China’s government while also recognizing that Asian Americans and immigrants are vital members of our communities. Goldman notes that there is a fine line between holding the CCP and Chinese Government accountable for their actions while not engaging in racist and xenophobic rhetoric that has led to a drastic increase in anti-Asian hate and violence.
 
New York’s 10th Congressional District is home to one of the largest and most historic Asian communities in the country. Anti-Asian hate crimes have increased in New York City by more than 100 percent in a single year; throughout the entire country, anti-Asian hate crimes are up by more than 300 percent.   
 
Congressman Goldman is a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.  
 
Read Congressman Goldman’s full statement for the Congressional Record below:
 
I represent New York’s 10th Congressional District, home to Chinatown communities in Manhattan and Brooklyn—some of the most historic and vibrant Asian communities in this country.    
 
The Chinese Communist Party and China’s government pose legitimate threats to the United States that must be taken seriously. We cannot allow the CCP to invade our sovereignty with spy balloons, influence our elections, or threaten democracies around the world.    
 
At the same time, we must not forget that Asian Americans and immigrants who live in our communities are suffering because of the CCP. They suffer because the authoritarian regime in China has surveilled their communities here in the United States. They suffer because they have families in China whose lives may be at risk simply because they have families in America. And they suffer from hate crimes here in the United States that are fueled, in part, by disgusting political rhetoric.   
 
Now is the time to show that we are united in a bipartisan effort to strengthen the United States in our global strategic competition with the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party—not with Chinese people or Asian Americans.   
 
At a time when Anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States are up by 339 percent year over year from 2020 to 2021, and anti-Asian hate crimes jumped from 30 to 133 in New York City alone, it is imperative that Members of Congress and political leaders do not allow our legitimate critiques of the CCP and China’s government to veer into anti-Asian stereotyping and prejudice that fuels hateful violence. I was elected to Congress to serve my constituents and to stand up for their safety and security. The best way to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s ambitions is to safeguard our values, our elections, our sovereignty, and our diversity.

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