Marvel introduced the Mandarin as a Chinese villain, incorporating racist Yellow Peril themes and stereotypes regarding China. Though he is an allegory for autocracy, the Mandarin was not created as another communist villain. Instead, any work he does with the Chinese government is purely in self-interest. Later on, the Mandarin was retroactively established as the man behind the kidnapping that created Iron Man. The Mandarin contrasts with Iron Man through his association with magic and mysticism instead of science and technology, and because he was born into nobility unlike Iron Man, who is a self-made man in line with American ideals.
marvel introduced the mandarin as a chinese villain incorporating racist yellow peril themes and stereotypes regarding china though he is an allegory for autocracy the mandarin was not created as another communist villain instead any work he does with the chinese government is purely in self-interest later on the mandarin was retroactively established as the man behind the kidnapping that created iron man the mandarin contrasts with iron man through his association with magic and mysticism instead of science and technology and because he was born into nobility unlike iron man who is a self-made man in line with american ideals