This is a huge fear. The media is drooling to paint a target on backs of Chinese and other Asians will inevitably be caught in the crossfire as their political goals are more important than the people.
Here is an example
It is written by someone who works at the "Alliance for Securing Democracy" and links to this article:
This "news" organization purports to "...believe truth and facts exist and must be highlighted, repeated, defended and cherished in our journalism. ", yet also states "China’s influence is real and growing." (I suppose this is a fact, but also a barely coded message)
Going the actual university link has this to say:
So from one article that actually said Chinese response was rapid to prevent the spread, spawned 2 articles critical of the response.
I know I am teetering on the political side with this post, but hear me out. I want people, especially Chinese/Asians of the forum to have facts to fight the false narratives. There are those who will never believe, but at least the truth is there for you.
SUMMARY: Stick to facts, politics are trying to kill us