If you had to work with me, would you actively try to obfuscate your work because you believe at a cultural level that I'm keen to steal?
Nothing personal, but slightly higher than average probability that you maintain enough ties to home to be persuaded in one form or another by the superpower pouring immense resources into doing exactly that.
I've clearly explained my stance with Chinese companies. Ie. Companies from China.
I've never mentioned anything at a personal level in my original comment. That's your mis-interpretation. Sorry.
You said nasty things about Chinese companies because a US citizen stole IP from GE. And then you wonder why a Chinese-born US would be wary of working with you.
Hence, I clearly mentioned why I don't trust Chinese companies, whereas the misinterpretation here is automatically the assumption that I have a problem with Chinese as a race, which isn't true.
Imagine being a Chinese citizen who reads the news a lot and every couple months, they read a story about how an American or a “Western” person living in China stole some IP from a Chinese company.
How do you think they’re going to feel about Americans and Westerners?
With this in mind, I wouldn’t blame a person if they were more distrustful of a Chinese coworker than say, a British coworker.
This is how it works, unfortunately.
The Chinese guy working at the deli where I get my coffee is probably not a state-sponsored spy.
Is that your fault? Nope. But my intellectual property is more valuable than your personal feelings being hurt.