Oh my! What big words! Cultural appropriation, racism, Japanese-Chinese wars All for what, for a skin in a game that doesn't even exist in real life in Chinese ? Almost as if you really should go to war against everyone? Almost as if that skin was made and designed specifically by a Chinese player for a Chinese player. I agree that that skin should be included in the Chinese factions, but making it a personal and racist issue seems excessive to me. Calm down!
Western arrogance?
DICE did not specifically give away the Chinese with that skin because all the players around the world used Battlefield 4, even the Japanese, and they didn't make a fuss about it; they opened the history books. That skin is a gift to the players who remember those great times. So, my dears, don't ruin everything by bringing race, history, or geopolitics into it. It's a game, and we're all here to have fun.
Don't take it personally.
From my personal perspective, I agree that games should remain separate from real-world elements.
However, there have been far too many instances of well-intentioned actions leading to undesirable outcomes in this world 'n' game companies are no exception on it. Since this character skin was offered as a free battle pass reward, there is truly no reason to go against players' wishes to the extent that offering a free gift ends up attracting criticism.
EA staff could easily resolve this situation by simply assigning this skin to a new character and crafting a few lines of plausible backstory—for example, describing the character as a "Chinese consultant hired by Pax." This would completely settle the matter.
