I think the late 2010s and early COVID era were genuinely some of the worst periods for Sinophobia, barring the Chinese Exclusion Act. There was this almost spiritual, rabid hatred that existed even before COVID hit, and it came from both the right and the left. I remember when I still used Reddit, there was some dumb South Park episode involving China (maybe something about China owning a stake in some company), where main characters basically told China to fuck off. Reddit's reaction was essentially, "South Park just told China to fuck off. So brave and badass! Bet the ChiComs are so pissed." That was pretty much the general atmosphere.
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