'They are a very hungry people': Fox News host fuels racist tropes about Chinese over coronavirus outbreak

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• The Fox News personality Jesse Watters on Monday invoked racist tropes about China and demanded that the country formally apologize over the novel coronavirus.
• "I'll tell you why it started in China," Watters said amid laughter from his cohosts. "Because they have these markets where they are eating raw bats and snakes."
• Scientists and journalism organizations have urged the media "to ensure accurate and fair portrayals of Asians and Asian-Americans" by not fueling xenophobia during the outbreak.
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The Fox News personality Jesse Watters on Monday floated some racist tropes about China and demanded that the country formally apologize over the novel coronavirus.

"I'd like to just ask the Chinese for a formal apology," Watters said on Fox News' "The Five." "This coronavirus originated in China, and I have not heard one word from the Chinese. A simple 'I'm sorry' would do. It would go a long way. I expect a formal apology tomorrow."

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