Friendly interactions with Chinese people reduced COVID-19 prejudice

(University of East Anglia) A new study finds that friendly interactions with Chinese people reduced Covid-19 prejudice as the virus hit the UK back in February. At the time, opinion polls suggested that one in three Brits already saw the virus as a personal threat and the British press were reporting a rise in hate crimes towards Chinese people.Researchers studied how UK residents felt towards the Chinese community as the pandemic reached our shores, and how these feelings might relate to Briti...