i notice that the CCP is mostly used by westerners, sinophobics, anti-china dudes, and literal imperial japan apologist, and also probably more that im missing…
i notice that the CCP is mostly used by westerners, sinophobics, anti-china dudes, and literal imperial japan apologist, and also probably more that im missing…
I can’t decide if it’s a big deal or not but I also feel like there is something to this. So here is my thinking that is entirely speculative:
I think “Chinese Communist Party” is used because Chinese is an adjective here. This makes it scarier for the orientalist mind. It’s not just an ordinary communist party, its a Chinese one. Chinese is the first word and becomes the focus. With “Communist Party of China” Communist is the only adjective. Its not quite scary enough to evoke everything. Somehow referring to the land of China is slightly less triggering than mentioning “Chinese,” perhaps this is because Chinese is more of an essence of China, an essence that stands apart from the west. China itself could be a colony, but the Chinese themselves will always be a roadblock to such a colonial project.
So basically, CCP is a dog whistle that evokes orientalism in the mind of the westerner.
Edit: My favorite dad joke regarding this is to always take CCP to mean the Community College of Philidelphia. Those rat bastards at the CCP!
Alright, great comment. I stand corrected. In my mind it will still always be a transliteration difference because I was exposed to the Chinese term first, but I think you’re onto something about how Westerners interpret ‘Chinese’ vs ‘of China’. I will shift to using CPC from now on.
This makes me think, are propagandized western liberals more racist or more afraid of commies?
¿Por qué no los dos?
Exactly. Anti-communism, racism, and general xenophobia are often conflated, just as capitalism and white christian nationalism.
I think anti-communism is reasonably seen as a specific version or flavor of orientalism that has specific bourgeoisie goals.