While the Chinese government officially condemned the September 11 attacks , privately there was a considerable number of Chinese citizens ( mostly Chinese nationalists ) who celebrated news of the terrorist attacks on U.S. targets . This was not the case in all of China , and in fact , tens of thousands of people visited the U.S. Embassy after the 9/11 attacks , leaving flowers , cards , funeral wreaths and hand-written notes of condolence on the pavement outside
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Anti-American sentiment in China