Its like Hillary walking into a working class kitchen for the first time.
They've been shielded from even critical support of China and other AES for so long they literally, not figuratively, literally cannot process that people exist that have beliefs that aren't Reddit Approved. They immediately assume it's bots or wumao. Human beings can't possibly hold these beliefs, so they must be Oriental hordes or actual robots.
"C'mon Paulie, China ain't so bad"
"Are you serious? Motherfuckers banned smiling and invested in renewable energy but at what cost!?"
"Really? I read that politico article, I thought it was bullshit..."