The issue is not new. I am of East Asian heritage and live in Canada. Several people asked me causally why I went to school and had a regular job. They explained that with the "Chinese money" I should not compete for jobs with folks who really needed the money.
I get that they shouldn't be stereotyping, but I frequently travel to Markham, and see lots of young Chinese kids with expensive cars. I think the last time I was there, I counted 40 Teslas.
I'd drive a more humble car than a Toyota Camry to dodge the annoying questions on "Chinese money". I made serious efforts to do well at school and to have a reputable career in tech.
Can you explain what they are implying? Is there a belief that China hands out blank checks to anyone who happens to be Asian? This sounds insane to me.
Read the article. It's not china giving blank checks, it is the set of rich folks China's stellar rise has created who are property rich and have capital from China they can live off of. There's no blank checks.
The stereotyping is lumping the parent post with this group on the basis of North American racial categories ("Asian" as a group, as if that's a thing.)
Lumping together "Asian" as a group is definitely annoying. The different nations and countries from East Asia alone could be unique culturally and politically. In addition, many ethnic Chinese have been living around the world for generations.
Smh...