▁under ▁subject ▁in ▁general , ▁but ▁overall , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁dep iction ▁over ▁China ▁and ▁Chinese ▁are ▁surrounded ▁about ▁cover ages , ▁mainly , ▁as ▁negative . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁L . ▁K . ▁Che ah ▁said ▁to ▁South ▁China ▁Mor ning ▁Post ▁that ▁Western ▁journal ists ▁who ▁regard ▁China ' s ▁mot ives ▁with ▁susp icion ▁and ▁c yn ic ism ▁are ▁cher ry - pick ing ▁facts ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁bi ased ▁view , ▁and ▁the ▁mis information ▁they ▁produce ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁is ▁un help ful , ▁and ▁sympath etic ▁of ▁the ▁res ent ment ▁against ▁China . ▁Many ▁Chinese ▁consider ▁this ▁is ▁" war ▁of ▁information ". ▁ ▁According ▁from ▁China ▁Daily , ▁a ▁national ist ▁press ▁of ▁China , ▁Hollywood ▁is ▁accused ▁for ▁its ▁negative ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Chinese ▁in ▁mov ies , ▁such ▁as ▁band its , ▁dangerous , ▁cold - blo od , ▁weak ▁and ▁cruel ; ▁while ▁the ▁Americans ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁European ▁or ▁A si ans ▁like ▁Filip ino , ▁Taiwan ese , ▁Korean , ▁Hong ▁Kong er , ▁Vietnam ese , ▁Indian ▁and ▁Japanese ▁characters ▁in ▁general ▁are ▁dep icted ▁as ▁sav iors , ▁even ▁anti - Ch inese ▁white w ash ing ▁in ▁film ▁is ▁common . ▁Matt ▁Dam on , ▁the ▁American ▁actor ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Great ▁Wall , ▁had ▁also ▁faced ▁criticism ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁" white w ash ing " ▁through ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in