Sinophobic
Hostile toward Chinese
Sinophobic describes fear, hostility, or prejudice directed at China, Chinese people, or Chinese culture.
The term gained wider use during trade tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic: The attacks on Asian Americans revealed deep sinophobic currents in society.
Like other -phobic formations, it covers both irrational fear and deliberate antagonism.
Preference for native-born citizens
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
protectionism · bigotry · McCarthyism · anti-communism · demagoguery · populism
Intense hostile aversion
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- contemptDisdainful disregard
disdain · aversion · distrust · suspicion · antagonism · bitterness · loathing · revulsion
Fixed oversimplified notion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- orientalismInterest in Eastern aesthetics
generalization · caricature · trope · conflation · essentializing · misrepresentation · media-bias · fearmongering
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
hate-crime · slur · marginalization · othering · vilification · demonization · persecution · boycott
Removal of interdependence
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- HuaweiChinese telecommunications conglomerate
nativism
Preference for native-born citizens
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
isolationism · protectionism · bigotry · McCarthyism · anti-communism · demagoguery · populism
hatred
Intense hostile aversion
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
contempt · disdain · aversion · distrust · suspicion · antagonism · bitterness · loathing · revulsion · fear
stereotype
Fixed oversimplified notion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
orientalism · generalization · caricature · trope · conflation · essentializing · misrepresentation · media-bias · fearmongering · disinformation
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
profiling · hate-crime · slur · marginalization · othering · vilification · demonization · persecution · boycott · alienation
decoupling
Removal of interdependence
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- tariffsTaxes on imports