It appears that the Western public, both relatively 'educated' and thoroughly ignorant, could, after some persuasion, agree on certain very basic facts - for instance that Russia has historically been a victim of countless European aggressions, or that countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Iran or North Korea (DPRK) have never in modern history crossed the borders of foreign nations in order to attack, plunder or to overthrow governments.
OK, certainly, it would take some 'persuasion', but at least in specific circles of the otherwise hopelessly indoctrinated Western society, certain limited dialogue is still occasionally possible.
China is different. There is no 'mercy' for China, in the West. By many standards, the greatest and one of the oldest cultures on Earth, has been systematically smeared, insulted, ridiculed and arrogantly judged by the opinion-makers, propagandists, 'academia' and mainstream press with seats in London, New York, Paris and many other places which the West itself calls the centers of 'erudition' and 'freedom of information'.
Anti-Chinese messages are sometimes overt, but mostly thinly veiled. They are almost always racist and based on ignorance. And the horrifying reality is: they work!
They work for many reasons. One of them is that while the North Asians in general, and the Chinese people in particular, have been learning with zeal all about the rest of the world, the
West is thoroughly ignorant about almost everything Asian and Chinese.
Comment: Indeed. While China is not without its internal problems, they are taking steps to resolve them. The
enormous growth and general
improvement of life in China is testament to that. They are also
doing a lot
more for the world than the Western imperialist powers are. So, who's really the 'bad guy' here? As with Russia, the West
hates anyone that threatens the narrative they've built: that they are the standard of freedom and democracy by which the world should live up to. Of course their actions throughout history show they are anything but that. However, China is doing that by peacefully and diplomatically showing the the world that there is another way to build relationships with other countries through mutual co-operation. They're not just all talk, they walk it too. And it's making them look bad.
Comment: Spain provided an emergency solution this time. As this crisis continues, without resolution or abatement, who will step up next?