There were several terms that came into common use very quickly and none of them included the word "China". When a president with a history of racist statements

There were several terms that came into common use very quickly and none of them included the word "China". When a president with a history of racist statements started using it constantly, and Asian Americans started to get harassed and attacked at an increased rate, it became obviously unethical (to most people) to try and replace the existing, widely used terms with one that has a racial and national component. No acrobatics necessary.