Radio ad - are these GONG sounds racist?

[underpants]

This is an opposition ad against one of the Republican candidates running for the GOP nomination for Governor - Glenn Youngkin.

Three times after “China” is mentioned there’s a gong sound.
I’m not sure what the should after Hillary is - there’s a cash register but I’m not sure about the first sound.

https://news.yahoo.com/virginia-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-gets-003956857.html

[Sinistrous]

1. Yes. those GONG sounds are racist.

[underpants]

2. I hate to admit this

but the first time I heard this ad I was howling laughing. Who the hell thought THIS was a good idea? Well I guess it is a Republican primary crowd they are aimed at.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. I'm not sure how gong sounds are racist in and of themselves.

AFAIK, there's no negative connotation with gongs and Asians.

It's not like if you referred to someone being black and then played the sound of ... I dunno ... a whip cracking or something.

I mean, the overall idea of tying someone with China and implying that has a negative connotation is probably the worse of the two afa racism goes.

But, hey, I'm white, so ... I probably just don't understand.

I mean, I think that criticizing the government of Israel doesn't automatically mean you're anti-Semitic ... but I've been admonished that is way off.

[hedda_foil]

4. It's racist in a number of ways including -- but not limited to -- the gong sound.