I don't think this is racial - it is really more a matter of greed. Greed and power on the part of those passing the money around, and greed on the part of those receiving it. The CCP did their homework and knew who they could buy off. It is sickening to realize there are Americans who would sell their country out for a buck. I am sure they thought that no one would ever know and rationalized that their behavior was not that bad and certainly not treason. They may have also rationalized that their indiscretion was just another drop in a much larger bucket of corruption. So why not? Everyone else is getting a piece of the action.