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@John_A, How awful! That kind of attitude is so ridiculous in this day and age. Where were you guys?

@Haali, I hope so, too. And who knows! That was an idea thrown around too.

@Napoleon, Hah, no, thankfully, he is not. He's a very Canadian boy - all about being nice to his mum, writing music, and always tries to empathize with others before judging. Not the type to have an ego or pull silly stunts. It's partly why I was so upset by the incident. I definitely cursed buckets at the assailant.

Forums > Travel Yunnan > Mixed-race Couple Stalked and Assaulted in Kunming

@Haali He ran away after hitting us. He didn't take or attempt to grab anything. He didn't say a single word the entire encounter, so we can't know for sure what his motives or mental state was. The police thought race made sense because it was an awful approach for theft: the courtyard was full of people, it was in broad daylight (6:40pm, my phone had a notification so that's how we know), and both my aunt and I would have been easier targets. I mean, we're female, 5'2-5'4 tall, and had our purses slung around on our backs. It doesn't make sense to cause a scene by attacking the tallest, strongest member of the group.

Also, the assailant was well-dressed and clean-shaven. He looked like someone who was well-off.

As for his mental state... He smelled clean (no smoke or alcohol) and it was too early in the day for common drunkards. In the traffic cam footage, his fists were clenched when he was stalking us but his walking and running (after the assault) looked sober. He looked sober but enraged.

We think it was most likely a combination of race-related anger and emotional instability.

Thanks to everyone for your concern and support. I just hope things like this don't happen to others.

Forums > Travel Yunnan > Mixed-race Couple Stalked and Assaulted in Kunming

I'm dismayed, scared, and frustrated. My boyfriend and I are a mixed-race Canadian couple in Kunming to visit my family, and we were just assaulted last night.

On the way home with my aunt (姨妈) and boyfriend, Liam, we were stalked from a major intersection to the courtyard of my grandmother's (外婆) apartment complex and assaulted. He hit my boyfriend in the head, and hit my aunt and I when we tried to defend him. I'm thankful he was unarmed.

We didn't know the assailant; we only realized he was following us when we saw traffic cam footage at the police station.

Right now, the theory is that it was race-related. My boyfriend is blonde and fair-skinned, while I was born in Kunming. We were holding hands as we crossed Baita Road. And the assailant primarily attacked Liam - he didn't hit my aunt and I until we pulled him off Liam.

Does anyone know of anything like this happening in Yunnan or Kunming? Are there any aggrievances surrounding foreigners or mixed-race couples in this area?

Also, we've reported this to local police but I'm having trouble getting ahold of the Canadian embassy.