It could be a reaction to what's happening in China. But it could also be a reaction to what's happening at the WSJ. Rupert Murdoch, who among many media properties created and owns Fox News, bought the WSJ in 2007. That led to changes both obvious and subtle: http://www.journalism.org/2011/07/20/wall-street-journal-und...

For what it's worth, I attended an event where Murdoch spoke a couple years ago [0][1]. Despite the interviewer's best efforts, he actually seemed a bit extreme to the other direction in refusing to say a negative thing about China. To paraphrase what I remember, "I've visited plenty of Chinese startups, there is real innovation," and "I don't think China is a military threat."

0: https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/young-leaders-circl...

1: I have zero affiliation with the above organization -- stumbling into the event was purely right-place-right-time circumstance.

Well, he did marry Wendy Deng. Some have said it was to help break into the Chinese market. If it wasn't for Tony Blair, they'd probably still be married.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendi_Deng_Murdoch

Wow I thought you must be joking, but looks like Rupert broke up with Wendy due to reasonable suspicions about Tony, the stuff of reality TV!