Generally whether or not to support China is very very controversial in the West even amongst communists, and even those that do support it tend to offer a lot

Generally whether or not to support China is very very controversial in the West even amongst communists, and even those that do support it tend to offer a lot of criticism. It's very controversial to support China in the West, as you said, and even in the most fringe of communities this remains true to a large extent. Basically the only reason Sino is the way it is is because the moderators aggressively ban anyone who even slightly criticizes the Chinese government.