Americans consider China to be their exclusive colony and racial fantasy, euphemised as an "intellectual" engagement. They have a "special" relationship with Chinese. there are probably few things happening here:
1. Chandni Chowk does not have any Orientalist themes, subtly degrading Chinese (eg there are no scenes of chinese children rummaging through garbage)
2. Gora middleman has been cut out of the discourse between the two Asian sisters.
3. Indians are daring to make their own discourse about *their* region, without consulting massa (maximum threat perception)
1. Chandni Chowk does not have any Orientalist themes, subtly degrading Chinese (eg there are no scenes of chinese children rummaging through garbage)
2. Gora middleman has been cut out of the discourse between the two Asian sisters.
3. Indians are daring to make their own discourse about *their* region, without consulting massa (maximum threat perception)