To criticise the Chinese government is one thing. The hysteria of some as soon as something is "linked to China" is quite another. The racism is not as open an

To criticise the Chinese government is one thing. The hysteria of some as soon as something is "linked to China" is quite another. The racism is not as open and "in your face" as it was during the 50s and 60s, when it was just appalling and the anti-communist propaganda of the time used racist tropes all the time (like the anti-Japanese propaganda had done during WWII), but it is still there to a degree. It's not the main driver but it 'helps' the propaganda, like "communist" does. In the end, though, the main problem the US have is that China is getting too powerful (the fact that they are "communists" and not white may make it even more unpalatable to some and, again, does help propaganda). The rest of your comment does not merit a reply.