Are Chinese media making US anxious?

The China-US trade dispute reveals the US administration's growing anxiety about China's rise, which in turn has triggered the anxiety of some of its Western allies. But some Chinese scholars speculate "China threat" fears have been fueled in the West, particularly in the United States, because Chinese media have presented an exaggeratedly positive, invincible image of China to the outside world.

Indeed, some Chinese media outlets should reflect on their exaggerated reports. But while such scholars' arguments are well intended, their speculation doesn't take into account the real and direct cause of the growing unsteady relations between the US and China since Donald Trump became US president.

China's confident and proactive strategy to engage with the world is appropriate, even justified, given the changing times and thus should be refined rather than halted or abandoned. So Chinese media should continue presenting China to the outside world as a positive global force, but in a more multi-varied manner.