Definitely think Japanese people are less popular in Beijing than say in Shanghai or Dalian. That said, kind of a weird move to go from Beijing to Washington DC? Also for your main anecdote to be an unverifiable interaction with a byd driver? Tbh Chinese trust of foreign journalists is probably higher than American trust of Chinese scientists atm.
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