Anti-communist Sydney mother claims she was spat at and racially abused by a stranger in the street - and she blames Donald Trump for calling coronavirus a 'Chinese virus'
- Helen Shao said she was spat on during racist attack on Sydney's north shore
- The natural therapist blamed US President Donald Trump for increase in racism
- Ms Shao made a plea for attackers to stop using the Chinese as a punching bag
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In a separate attack on Saturday Ms Shao (pictured) said she was told she 'wasn't' allowed on the street' and to 'go back to China'
A Chinese woman claims she was spat on in the street and abused by a stranger because of racism related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen Shao said she's been targeted on several occasions because of her race.
The natural therapist told the Today Show a man screamed at her while she walking along Falcon Street in Crow's Nest on Sydney's lower north shore.
'A man in his 50s, he turned around and spat on me… all over my arm and also my chest,' Ms Shao said.
'He said you f***ing Chinese, take your coronavirus back home.'
In a separate attack on Saturday Ms Shao said she was told she 'wasn't allowed' on the street' and to 'go back to China'.
Ms Shao relocated to Australia 30 years after fleeing China as a political refugee.
The natural therapist took part in the protest for free speech in China during the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 where some of her closest friends died around her.
The natural therapist told the Today Show the first incident involved a man screaming at her while she walking along Falcon Street in Crow's Nest (pictured) on Sydney's lower north shore
She has blamed US President Donald Trump for the growing racism towards Chinese communities during the coronavirus pandemic.
'This is not the country I've been living in for 30 years,' she said.
'Ever since the President Trump has told the coronavirus is China virus we're being attacked,' Ms Shao said.
Ms Shao said she was comforted by the response she had received by bystanders, who stood up for her during the racist attacks.
She has issued a message to those looking to blame someone for the changes in Australian society as a result of COVID-19.
'I want to tell my attackers, please, please stop it. Please do not use us as your punching bag for your own frustration, and a punching bag for this sort of war between China and America. This Chinese community in Australia, have nothing to do with it,' she said.
'Ever since the President Trump (pictured) has told the coronavirus is China virus we're being attacked,' Ms Shao said
The incident is the latest in a spate of racially motivated attacks across the country which appear to be linked to fears around coronavirus.
Another instance involved a Melbourne family were the target of racist grafitti as well as an act of vandalism.
The words 'COVID-19 China die' were spray-painted on the family's garage door.
PICTURED: The words 'COVID-19 China die' were spray-painted on the family's garage door in Melbourne this week
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