The World - News from Jan. 19, 1989
African students who were the focus of a week of racial unrest in the east China city of Nanjing last month said they are appealing to international agencies to help them relocate to schools outside China. At least 76 Africans are boycotting classes at Hehai University, site of a Christmas Eve melee that sparked the disturbances. The students charge that they were mistreated by police and are harassed by Chinese citizens. The Nanjing students urged the departure of all 1,500 African students from China.
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