▁a ▁sk it ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁could ▁solve ▁its ▁deb t ▁problems ▁by ▁" kill [ ing ] ▁everyone ▁in ▁China ." ▁ ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁prom oting ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁throughout ▁his ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁im position ▁of ▁trade ▁tar iffs ▁on ▁Chinese ▁goods , ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁a ▁trade ▁war ▁and ▁another ▁anti - Ch inese ▁act . ▁The ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁relations ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sp ike ▁in ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁P ew ▁Research ▁Center ▁poll ▁released ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁Americans ▁had ▁negative ▁opinions ▁about ▁China , ▁with ▁only ▁ 2 6 ▁percent ▁holding ▁positive ▁views . ▁The ▁same ▁poll ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁America ' s ▁greatest ▁enemy ▁by ▁ 2 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁respond ents ▁in ▁USA , ▁tied ▁along ▁with ▁Russia . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁noted ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁negative ▁bias ▁in ▁American ▁reporting ▁on ▁China . ▁And ▁many ▁Americans , ▁including ▁American - born ▁Chinese , ▁have ▁continu ously ▁held ▁pre jud ices ▁toward ▁main land ▁Chinese ▁people ▁which ▁include ▁perce ived ▁rud eness ▁and ▁the ▁in ability ▁to ▁queue , ▁even ▁though ▁there ▁are ▁sources ▁that ▁have ▁reported ▁contrary ▁to