Original sentence: In recent years there has appeared in China an extremely negative stereotype of people from Henan, unfairly portraying them as backward, lazy, dishonest and untrustworthy.Some residents of Henan have fought back against this stereotype.This has led to reported cases of discrimination
Edited sentence: In recent years there has appeared in China an extremely negative stereotype of Henan.People frpm Henan are stereotyped in China to be backward, lazy, dishonest and untrustworthy.Several recently publicized events and phenomena, such as AIDS villages as well as various sensational scandals and crimes, may have contributed to this stereotype.Some Henan writers have also published books that defend the reputation of Henan.There are also widely circulated anecdotes of companies refusing job applicants from Henan outright, and Henan job applicants posing as natives of other provinces to avoid discrimination