That's it? Just a downdoot and you move on? That's not a strategy that's going to win the hearts and minds of us US Westerners. I'm not even pro-China.

I'll clue you in to why many of us don't trust a thing from the US or other Western capitalists. I'm in my 40s, my whole life I've seen my supposed patriotic leaders, and especially business elites, offshoring all the jobs to China. China never asked for those jobs. China never forced a gun to the capitalist's heads. They chose to export our manufacturing prowess and experience to China willingly, even gladly. Those elite leaders wanted to save a buck and were more than willing to sacrifice our breadbasket to generate profit for those at the top.

They tell me China steals our IP. That same IP we gladly handed over to generate a percent for the precious stakeholders. Now those same elites tell me to be afraid of China because they're the new superpower. Neither the Chinese people nor the Chinese government have ever done me dirty directly. China didn't charge me thousands and thousands of dollars to fix my broken arm. They didn't gut my pension in favor of a shitty 401k. They didn't cut the food assistance and benefits that grease the wheels of society that prevent my neighbors from doing crimes around the neighborhood. China didn't build the Flock cameras that record and catalog my every move around my town. China didn't shoot my neighbors for protesting against fascism. China doesn't charge me 40% of my monthly wage to live in a rundown apartment where the paint is cracked and the sink leaks. All of that is what the US and other Western capitalists have done.

You can come in here with your immediately obvious bias and spew your China hate, but I've only ever been fucked over by my patriotic countrymen. I don't trust China at all, but they aren't bombing school children halfway across the world to monopolize oil supply. You've got an uphill battle to fight if you want to convince those of us with eyes, ears, and experience in the West, good luck.