In recent years, media speculation about a possible conflict between the PRC and the US — and Australia’s role in the war as an ally of the US — has gained significant momentum in both countries. Both Chinese-Australians and Chinese-Americans face the geopolitical reality of living in a country that increasingly sees the PRC as a hostile nation. Possibly for this reason, they share a range of sentiments and views.

Australia and the US are strategic allies. Although the two nations are different in terms of geography, global power status and domestic race politics, both are favourite destinations of outbound migration from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The volume of news and current affairs content related to the PRC in the English-language media in Australia has increased exponentially over the past decade, particularly since 2017. Around the same time, the US-PRC trade war and other bilateral tensions started to become a fixture in the US English-language media landscape. The general tenor of reportage in both nations has been one of significant anxiety about the PRC and the threat it poses on a wide range of issues and areas. A particularly alarming trope in the PRC threat narrative is the possibility of a war with the PRC, potentially over Taiwan. In recent years, media speculation about a........

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