The Post on Shang-Chi and the yellow peril tradition in pulp and comics

Shang-Chi and the fight against yellow peril

Marvel's latest superhero outing is a breakthrough for Asian representation, but the character's comic book past has a complicated history

Shelly Tan

Washington Post Sept. 3, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2021/shang-chi-asian-tropes/

[FWIW, Fu Manchu was far smarter than anyone opposing him, and the British just lucked out in defeating him, time and again]