China has issued a travel warning for the United States, warning that Chinese tourists there have faced mistreatment and accusing the US of overreacting to the coronavirus outbreak.

The travel warning says:

"Recently, due to excessive America’s epidemic prevention measures and the security situation in the United States, Chinese tourists have been treated unfairly repeatedly in the US. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism reminds Chinese tourists to raise their security awareness and not to travel to the United States."

Discrimination abroad: Rampant ignorance and misinformation about the coronavirus has led to racist and xenophobic attacks against fellow Americans or anyone in the US who looks East Asian, experts say.

And the pain ranges from physical to verbal to financial -- people have reported being physically assaulted, shouted at and harassed publicly, and facing financial hardship with Chinese businesses losing customers.

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