If one is to browse internet forums and read comments on anything remotely political (and often even not) that has something to do with Chinese people, you could find many misinformed hateful comments, I've even read some calling for the murder and lynching of *insert derogatory term for Chinese/Asian* people. Often Trump supporters who are angry at the success of people who look different to them. Their anger can and likely will be manipulated further to justify poor treatment of Chinese people. Give it enough time and east asians will become even more successful, dominant, and disproportionally represented in higher education, professional jobs etc and obviously increasingly wealthy. This bitterness will escalate to further action against Chinese and perhaps all Asians. After all the Jews were blamed for many things they were and are completely innocent of. We are just beginning to see the same thing coming from a particular group of people who are now targeting successful non-whites. If this trade war and aggressive rhetoric in other matters relating to China is anything to go on, we'll see even greater tension in the future because China's just getting started.
East Asians are generally more modest about life and understand, respect, and try to emulate successful people and their practices. Many others have proven throughout history to be bitter, resentful, and utterly incapable of acting respectfully and civilised when their higher than deserved living standards are being threatened by real equality and meritocracy. I understand and appreciate the importance of diversity if people can actually get along in an equitable environment, but even American (self-proclaimed bastion of meritocracy) universities are concerned about the disproportional level of east asian students and have measures to limit them. As long as the rules are fair i.e. not something like just ban Chinese altogether, Chinese will find ways to succeed and the usual suspects will again wail in their resentment and hate.
This is exactly why Chinese leaders with foresight understood the importance of developing means of defence at whatever costs. Trade wars are definitely just a beginning. Hyping up the imbalance and exaggerating "theft" (because everyone steals good ideas but it takes greater skill to actually implement) are some of the unfair inventions used to justify rocking the boat. The ones doing that know they are on the decline.
East Asians are generally more modest about life and understand, respect, and try to emulate successful people and their practices. Many others have proven throughout history to be bitter, resentful, and utterly incapable of acting respectfully and civilised when their higher than deserved living standards are being threatened by real equality and meritocracy. I understand and appreciate the importance of diversity if people can actually get along in an equitable environment, but even American (self-proclaimed bastion of meritocracy) universities are concerned about the disproportional level of east asian students and have measures to limit them. As long as the rules are fair i.e. not something like just ban Chinese altogether, Chinese will find ways to succeed and the usual suspects will again wail in their resentment and hate.
This is exactly why Chinese leaders with foresight understood the importance of developing means of defence at whatever costs. Trade wars are definitely just a beginning. Hyping up the imbalance and exaggerating "theft" (because everyone steals good ideas but it takes greater skill to actually implement) are some of the unfair inventions used to justify rocking the boat. The ones doing that know they are on the decline.
