"Precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people." Yep that was published by Air China's in-flight magazine.
Air China is said to have included the advice in its in-flight magazine as part of a feature on visiting the city.
Beijing-based producer Haze Fan of US news channel CNBC posted an excerpt of the article on Twitter, which read: "London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people.
"We advise tourists not to go out alone at night, and females always to be accompanied by another person when travelling."
Indian-origin Labour MP, Virendra Sharma has written to the Chinese ambassador to the UK demanding an apology for what he described as blatant racism.
He said: "I am shocked and appalled that even today some people would see it as acceptable to write such blatantly untrue and racist statements.
"I have raised this issue with the Chinese ambassador, and requested that he ensures an apology is swiftly forthcoming from Air China, and the magazine is removed from circulation immediately.
"I have invited representatives of Air China to visit my constituency of Ealing Southall to see that a very multicultural area is safe, and would be of great value for those visiting London to see.
"I will await their response, and if an appropriate one is not forthcoming I shall feel forced to question whether Air China is a fit company to operate in the UK."
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