上周六早晨，悉尼中央商务区Haymarket地区发生一起种族歧视暴力事件[1]。29岁的Lenny Tai及其两名朋友在Pitt Street和Hay Street路口的中央车站附近等车时，遭到两名女性的辱骂、跟踪和殴打[1]。其中Tai遭掐脖子、抓伤面部，警方记录显示其下巴被抓伤[1]。另外两名受害者分别为20岁的Minghao Zhan及另一名学生[1]。
攻击者在行动中喝斥受害者，称"你想在澳大利亚说那种话吗？你永远不会被允许再进入我们的国家"[1]。Tai事后向警方报案，警方已展开调查[1]。事件给受害者造成了严重心理创伤，Tai表示"我每晚都做噩梦，甚至昨晚也是……我们睡不好，我吃不了饭，回想那个晚上对我来说很痛苦"[1]。Tai在悉尼已生活5年，事件发生后5天未离家[1]。
澳大利亚人权委员会2026年发布的研究发现，国际留学生在澳大利亚公共场所遭遇高水平种族歧视[1]。COVID-19疫情后，针对中国籍国际留学生的人身攻击明显加剧[1]。
A 29-year-old Chinese international student, Lenny Tai, was allegedly subjected to a racially motivated assault in Sydney's central business district last Saturday morning [1]. The incident occurred near Central Station at the intersection of Pitt Street and Hay Street in the Haymarket area, where Tai and two fellow students were waiting for transport [1].
According to reports, two women verbally abused, followed, and physically attacked the three students [1]. Tai was choked and scratched during the altercation, with police records documenting injuries to his chin and face [1]. One of the attackers reportedly said, "You wanna f---ing say that c---? In Australia? … You will never be let back in our country" [1]. The assault has left Tai traumatized; he stated, "I have nightmares every night, even last night … We couldn't sleep well, I can't eat, it's painful for me to recall that night" [1]. Following the attack, Tai remained indoors for five days [1]. The 20-year-old Minghao Zhan and another student were also present during the incident [1].
The case has been reported to police, who are investigating [1]. A 2026 Australian Human Rights Commission study found that international students face high levels of racial discrimination in public spaces, with reports of physical attacks against Chinese international students intensifying after the COVID-19 pandemic [1]. Tai, who has lived in Sydney for five years, has now become another documented victim of such violence [1].