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Many people of Chinese ancestry living in Australia have said they have faced racism , both in person and on social media, since the coronavirus outbreak.

A Sydney man told HuffPost Australia on Sunday he was taken aback when a stranger made a racist remark at a convenience store in the citys west when he was picking up a 10-roll pack of toilet paper.

As I was walking towards my car, this man said, Hey watch out, youve got toilet paper made in China. It might give you bum rash, the male, who wished to remain unnamed, said.

Im not Chinese myself but this is racist, continued the disappointed shopper, who had gone to the convenience store to pick up some household essentials, after no toilet paper was available at the local Woolworths or Coles.