I don't have a problem with the US bullying others. My problem is that people here on HN and in the west in general, demonizing China for doing the exact same thing when the US has done worse. They think it's ok to boycott Chinese products, but they won't boycott product from their own country. They will say that the Chinese government is evil, but is completely ok with the government of their own. They will say China has no right to bully Vietnam, but they will vote in politicians who advocate for war with just about anyone.
It's hypocritical. Don't demonize China unless you're willing to demonize yourself.
Hell, don't demonize China unless you read their point of view too. I'm sure you're only getting one POV.
> My problem is that people here on HN and in the west in general, demonizing China for doing the exact same thing when the US has done worse
Er, no. Far more ink is spilled on the US being bad, or Western countries in general being bad, by people in the West. What you're saying is not true for HN, nor for the West in general.
Because China's government is the CCP, which is the sole political party of China, which is headed by a dictator, whose endgame is to ultimately have all power concentrated into his hands, forever.
We're not demonizing Chinese people, Chinese culture, Chinese land or Chinese industry, but the forceful alignment of those things to serve a single entity over any other concern.
The West, no matter how bad it can be, doesn't have _that_ problem. Elites come and go, grassroots revolutions have happened and will keep happening without major bloodshed.
It's hypocritical. Don't demonize China unless you're willing to demonize yourself.
Hell, don't demonize China unless you read their point of view too. I'm sure you're only getting one POV.