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On Jan. 26, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on racial equity, particularly condemning growing xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without directly mentioning former President Donald Trump’s habit of calling the coronavirus the China virus because of its reported country of origin, Biden said the federal government had directly contributed to this growing xenophobia. Online, many argued that Biden’s order was banning all references to the China virus: This is a misrepresentation of the executive order. While the language in the order does not explicitly reference the China virus, it does talk about how the federal government has played a role in furthering these xenophobic sentiments [against the AAPI community] through the actions of political leaders, including references to the COVID-19 pandemic by the geographic location of its origin. The memorandum issued by the White House directs federal agencies to do the following: In his remarks at the signing, Biden said: Today, I’m directing federal agencies to combat resurgence of xenophobia, particularly against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, that we’ve seen skyrocket during this pandemic. This is unacceptable and it’s un-American. I’ve asked the Department of Justice to strengthen its partnership with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community to prevent those hate crimes. Biden has not issued a complete ban on China virus or similar terms via executive order. He can only direct federal agencies to not use such terms in their official materials and statements. The order does not explicitly reference China virus, but it does condemn the use of such phrases that refer to the coronavirus through its location of origin because they contribute to xenophobia against the AAPI community. As such we rate this claim a Mixture.
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