Racism against the Chinese President. Really? People still use "Ching chong ching chong"

So I've been on vacation, and whilst I did take my laptop with me, and did plan to make use of the complimentary wi-fi, the resort was just too tempting. But I was very interested in the state visit of Hu Jintao. I'm not going to comment on the political or economic ramifications, but one thing anyone could see watching the news footage was the shift in power, the potency of what was unsaid and unseen. It was clear that the President and the White House were doing all they can to avoid offending the Chinese president, and that the strict diplomatic protocols had to be met. To me, the whole visit was a clear sign of the change in the balance of power. It was like Hu Jintao was here to finalize the change over between him and President Obama, over who really was the most powerful person in the world. The fear was obvious amongst the President, his staff, and the republicans such as Boehner who apparently him President Hu in private. Don't annoy him, don't fuck with him.

Which brings us to the lovable scamp Rush Limbaugh. Of course needing to throw his two worthless cents in , he went on a wild ching chong rampage. The stuff that used to be heard in playgrounds across America, Canada and Australia when directed at ethnic Chinese people - until those Chinese kids decided to go to quite frankly better schools. Which begs the question, why the need to insult? Why the need to offend the Chinese? Is it borne from a deep fear. Does the anti-Chinese sentiments come from the fear of the dreaded yellow people taking over the world. For the last 300 years one could summarize that the Anglo-Saxon race of first the British, then the Americans have dominated the world in terms of economy, military might, and influence. During the 1980s many Americans were afraid the Japanese would take over the world before they fell into the abyss. Now it is the Chinese, a country that seems to have finally awoken to its full potential and size. So this posts asks whether its a fear of Chinese people in America. Perhaps Rush Limbaugh's listeners share that same fear. Does the American heartland fear the Chinese people as a race and as a nation?