Sinophobia
Fear of China
Sinophobia is fear or hatred of China, Chinese people, or Chinese culture.
The term parallels other nationality-based phobias like Russophobia or Anglophobia.
It may describe individual prejudice, government rhetoric, or broader cultural attitudes: The pandemic triggered a wave of Sinophobia across Western countries.
The adjective is Sinophobic.
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
animosity · hatred · resentment · enmity · aversion · chauvinism · narrow-mindedness · jingoism
Shielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
tariff · decoupling · containment · hawk · anti-globalization · Huawei · reshoring · sanctions
Exaggerated comic depiction
- coolieColonial-era Asian laborer
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
- cheaterOne who acts dishonestly
sly · cunning · untrustworthy · horde · sneaky · robotic · humorless · Chinatown
Persistent apprehensive distress
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- mistrustLack of faith
- alarmUrgent warning signal
panic · dread · unease · apprehension · infiltration
Being barred from participation
- segregationForced separation by group
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
persecution · oppression · hate-crime · redlining · internment · deportation · surveillance · boycott
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
hostility · animosity · hatred · resentment · enmity · aversion · chauvinism · narrow-mindedness · jingoism · anti-Chinese
protectionism
Shielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
xenophobia · tariff · decoupling · containment · hawk · anti-globalization · Huawei · reshoring · sanctions · embargo
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
- coolieColonial-era Asian laborer
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
cheater · sly · cunning · untrustworthy · horde · sneaky · robotic · humorless · Chinatown
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
alarm · panic · dread · unease · apprehension · infiltration
exclusion
Being barred from participation
- segregationForced separation by group
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
victimization · persecution · oppression · hate-crime · redlining · internment · deportation · surveillance · boycott · disenfranchisement