From a counter-intelligence standpoint it does. I'm not Chinese but even I steer clear of bringing up certain topics in my and my SO's ancestral countries with

From a counter-intelligence standpoint it does. I'm not Chinese but even I steer clear of bringing up certain topics in my and my SO's ancestral countries without a throwaway because we have extended family who absolutely can get pressured. This is why the State Department doesn't post Americans in countries where they are of the same ethnic origin or have familial ties to. Realistically, software that is sold to the US government has requirements around clearance for SREs and even SWEs (eg. FedRAMP clearances, IC4 clearances, etc).