Edited sentence: " This article's title stokes racism against all people of Chinese ancestry.On February 3, 2020, The Wall Street Journal published a piece written by Mead titled, "China Is the Real Sick Man of Asia.The phrase "Sick man of Asia" recalls the century of humiliation experienced by the civilization and perpetuates the false stereotype that people of Asian descent are disease-ridden and unclean.This led over 108,000 Americans to sign a petition on We the People calling for a formal apology by The Wall Street Journal and the article's retraction