[balia]

Is arbitrarily pointing out “fyi this is a CHINESE business” the new “fyi this is a JEWISH business”?

[CamperBob2]

That interpretation might be a bit inflammatory. But at a minimum, it's certainly the new "fyi this is a JAPANESE business."

How'd that work out for the generation of manufacturers that used it as a veiled insult?

[p1mrx]

"What do you mean, Doc? All the best stuff is made in Japan."

[DavidPiper]

As a young(ish) person, I've definitely heard "fyi this is a CHINESE business", but haven't really heard "fyi this is a JEWISH business" or "fyi this is a JAPANESE business".

Are there communicable/generalised messages or stereotypes people are trying to invoke with this sort of thing, or have they always just been intended as slander?

[simondotau]

If it's arbitrary, then yes. In this case I don't think it's arbitrary because country of origin has significant ramifications for application of patents, etc.

[brandonmenc]

Well, BDS gets away with saying "fyi this is an ISRAELI business"

[__blockcipher__]

JFYI comments like these are very likely to trigger flame wars and the like

[macinjosh]

I don't think so, though perhaps it should more accurately be phrased as a COMMUNIST CHINESE business. That is why people care, because the CCP has an aytpical way of doing business that comes with its own risks and potential problems. It really has everything to do with economics and nothing to do with race/nationality/heritage.

[whimsicalism]

It has a lot to do with jingoism/nationalism, albeit maybe not race explicitly (although I doubt the cultural rift between the two does much to help).

I rarely see the same level of outrage against Saudi Arabian oil (yes, yes, a low proportion of gas in the US nowabouts) or things produced in many other circumstances that are at least as "unfree" as they are in China.

Because of that, I find it difficult to believe that it is based off of some principled stand over governance.