Oh, it is because they are 'Chinese' by look so they can't possibly be trusted with precious western political sensibilities.

Good takeaway you had.

People from Taiwan are probably counted as Chinese in the demographics.

And Cupertino is very heavily Taiwanese. Anecdotally (my wife is Taiwanese-American, grew up in Cupertino), they outnumber mainlanders. Most of the big Asian chains in Cupertino (eg. 99 Ranch, 85C, Meet Fresh, most of the restaurants in Cupertino Village) are actually Taiwanese or Taiwanese-American and have no presence in mainland China.

Ah that yellow peril coming out of the woodwork again.

Aren't most Chinese citizens actually backing the Chinese government on this?

The post references Cupertino, not Shanghai. Or are you trying to say something else?

I'm saying that it's not even remotely far-fetched to believe that Chinese Americans living in Cupertino would hold beliefs similar to those who live where they are (or were) from. Implying it's racism is frankly childish.

Why? Because they're the same ethnicity? You think they think they same way because they're the same ethnicity. To object to calling that racism is frankly childish. That kind of thinking is the how we got Executive Order 9066 despite an investigation finding no evidence of any fifth column among Japanese Americans. The fact that there are people that think like you do strengthens my belief that another Executive Order 9066 is nowhere near as impossible as people would like to believe.

It's not because they are the same ethnicity... It's because they were potentially brought up with very similar values and culture, and that shared background can manifest itself as similar attitudes to the behavior of their government. Notice how this is not even remotely controversial or racial, but because you have already decided what to believe on this politically loaded topic, you will blow your whistle and signal your virtues.

The Chinese government is known to own the media and pump worldwide propaganda to its citizens and ex-citizens living abroad. These are facts, and they are only related to race because they apply to Chinese people. Please stop with the bullshit. It's embarrassing.