This "China = boogeyman" has become very common on HN and I'm surprised it's rarely called out for the xenophobia it represents. For most of the rest of the world, the US is not much more trustworthy than China, but Americans generally frame it as if control is transferring from some guardian angel to a horned devil.
I'm well aware of the horrors of the Chinese govt, but it's always talked about here as if a fresh new threat has appeared, rather than the source changing from West to East.
I'm well aware of the horrors of the Chinese govt, but it's always talked about here as if a fresh new threat has appeared, rather than the source changing from West to East.