Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by izacus 3568 days ago
Hmm, I've noticed a huge spike of anti-China news sourced from USA lately. This also includes Chinese replacing the generic Russians as bad guys in popular media in games.

What gives? Is USA gearing up the propaganda engine for another cold war?
5 comments
rch 3568 days ago
It's not a war, just a markedly more contentious relationship than we had 10 years ago.

China's encroachment on international shipping lanes in the S. Pacific is certainly a visible symptom, but the debt to GDP trend (250% and growing [-]) is probably more significant. There's tension brewing in currency markets, trade, FDI policy, etc.

- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/16/chinas-debt...

link
CapitalistCartr 3568 days ago
We have an expensive military to justify. There has to be a bad guy.
link
losteric 3568 days ago
It wouldn't be election year without a healthy dose of fear! Gotta convince voters to place it safe.

As far as I'm aware we've got China, Russia, ISIS/Muslims, and "Immigrants"/Mexicans so far. Plus internal tension over things like BLM and the election itself.

link
finid 3568 days ago
I think Putin is still the numero uno bad guy, but it doesn't hurt to have two of those to blame everything on.
link
fweespeech 3568 days ago
> Hmm, I've noticed a huge spike of anti-China news sourced from USA lately. This also includes Chinese replacing the generic Russians as bad guys in popular media in games.

> What gives? Is USA gearing up the propaganda engine for another cold war?

Market manipulation, hacking US networks, and military posturing towards our allies. (e.g. Japan)

link