After the war, this image came to represent any asian. The following article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. But these scenes played out across the country after China detained 24 Navy crew members whose spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter jet.
Some observers say the backlash rivals the anti-Asian sentiments of World War II and before.
In times of conflict, it is a norm that any country will ridicule the other. But it's more about politics. It's the policy, not the people. This is ridiculing the people. Among the recent incidents was a skit during a meeting of top newspaper editors.