2月3日，美国保守派外交学者沃特·罗素·米德（Walter Russell Mead）在《华尔街日报》发表了一篇题为《中国是真正的亚洲病夫》的文章。文章用充满西方殖民主义的字眼，借新冠肺炎疫情对中国进行带有种族主义色彩的攻击，诬蔑中国抗击疫情的努力和取得的成效，还企图“唱衰”中国经济。Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has published an article titled "China is the Real Sick Man of Asia," describing China's initial response to the epidemic as "less than impressive."
2月13日，APAC新闻网主编马库斯·鲁宾斯坦（Marcus Reubenstein）发表了一篇题为《种族主义是真正的病人吗？》的文章，驳斥了米德充满无知和偏见的观点。在文章中，鲁宾斯坦反问道：“西方媒体有关新冠肺炎疫情的报道，摘掉了种族主义的丑陋面具吗？”On Thursday, an article published on the APAC News website hit back at the claims made in the Wall Street Journal. Its author, editor-in-chief Marcus Reubenstein asked: "Have western reports on the coronavirus crisis pulled aside a mask that reveals an ugly racism?" 文章发出后，CGTN独家连线了鲁宾斯坦。当被问及为何发文驳斥米德的荒唐言论时，鲁宾斯坦表示他认为这样带有种族主义色彩的标题就不应该出现在《华尔街日报》上。“这是对中国、中国政府、中国经济的攻击。这样的标题实在是太离谱了。”
CGTN talked to Reubenstein about the reasons that prompted him to hit back. “What prompt me I guess was the nature of the headline…This surely can not be a headline on the Wall Street Journal…Definitely it's an attack on China, its government and its economy. The headline is outrageous," he said.
2月6日，网友们在白宫请愿网站“我们人民”（"WeThePeople"）发起请愿帖，要求《华尔街日报》向华人社团道歉。"We take offense to the article 'China Is the Real Sick Man of Asia' written by Walter Russell Mead and published on WSJ on Feb 3, 2020. Regardless of the author's view on China's problems, the title alone stokes racism against the Chinese people. That such a racially discriminatory title was allowed on WSJ indicates arrogance and poor judgment in WSJ's editing choices. Such reckless comments against innocent Chinese citizens will only encourage racism and incur repercussions against Chinese or other Asian ethnicities. Our demands include a proper apology from WSJ to the Chinese community and either a retraction of the article or a rectification of the title. Racism cannot be tolerated."
“我们对沃尔特·罗素·米德2020年2月3日发表于《华尔街日报》上的文章‘中国是真正的亚洲病夫’感到愤怒。不管作者对中国问题持怎样的看法，这个标题本身就激起了对中国公民的种族歧视。《华尔街日报》上出现这样一个带有种族歧视意味的标题，表明了该报在编辑选择上的傲慢和判断力不足。这种针对无辜中国公民的鲁莽言论只会鼓励种族主义，并对中国或其他亚洲民族造成影响。我们要求《华尔街日报》向华人社区作出道歉，撤回文章或更正标题。种族主义是不能容忍的。”根据请愿网站的规定，请愿发出30天内达到10万人签名，即可得到白宫的回复。目前请愿人数已超过要求的10万人。
此前，外交部发言人华春莹在2月6日的例行记者会上回应了米德的这一利用新冠肺炎疫情攻击中国的文章，华春莹表示米德应该“为自己的言论、傲慢、偏见和无知感到羞愧。”Hua Chunying: Walter Russell Mead, you should be ashamed of your words, your arrogance, your prejudice and your ignorance.外交部发言人耿爽在2月10日的例行记者会上也再次阐明了中方的严正立场。他提到中方已向《华尔街日报》社提出严正交涉，要求《华尔街日报》认识到错误的严重性，公开正式道歉，并查处相关责任人，但迄今《华尔街日报》仍在敷衍、搪塞。耿爽表示，《华尔街日报》刊登的这篇文章诋毁中国政府和中国人民抗击疫情的努力，报社编辑还为该文章加上带有种族歧视色彩的耸人听闻的标题，既违背客观事实又违反职业道德，伤害了中国人民的感情，引起广大中国民众的愤慨和谴责。Geng Shuang：We have lodged stern representations with the WSJ.
The WSJ article belittled our efforts to fight against the epidemic. Its editor also headlined the article with a racially discriminatory and sensational title out of no respect for facts and professional ethics. It hurts the feelings of the Chinese people and roused public anger and condemnation.
China asks the WSJ to face squarely the severity of its mistake, make a public apology, and hold the persons involved accountable. However, what the WSJ has been doing since then is nothing but paltering.
China urges WSJ to take our concerns seriously and make a response. We reserve the right to take further measures.
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