My Take by Alex Lo

The West’s contempt for China has a long history

Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn’s nasty tweet may have been racist, but it finds echoes in the greatest of Western thinkers about the moral inferiority of Chinese people

Alex Lo

Published: 9:15pm, 8 Dec, 2020

Updated: 9:15pm, 8 Dec, 2020

Why you can trust SCMP

READ FULL ARTICLE

Alex Lo

+ FOLLOW

Alex Lo has been a Post columnist since 2012, covering major issues affecting Hong Kong and the rest of China. A journalist for 25 years, he has worked for various publications in Hong Kong and Toronto as a news reporter and editor. He has also lectured in journalism at the University of Hong Kong.