Asian Restaurants Lose Billions: Study Links Decline to COVID Pandemic-Fueled Discrimination

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The research revealed that anti-China sentiment fueled consumer discrimination, resulting in a staggering loss of $7.4 billion in revenue for Asian restaurants in 2020.

A recent study has uncovered a strong correlation between a nearly 20% decrease in business at Chinese restaurants and political rhetoric that placed blame on China for the Covid-19 pandemic.

A recent study conducted by researchers from Boston Collegethe University of Michiganand Microsoft Research, has shed light on the impact of anti-China sentiments on Asian restaurants. The study found that at the onset of the DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01493-6

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