I am always dubious of people who claim they have nothing against "the people of " just the government. See it doesn't fit with lived experience.

I get called upon to answer for every crime (real or imagined) of the Chinese government because I'm perceived as Chinese for these reasons:

• I'm half-Chinese and my appearance leans very much toward my mother's side.
• I'm resident in China.
• I don't instantly leap up and criticize everything Chinese, nor do I instantly agree with ever criticism of China.

So I'm basically accused of being a Communist Party of China shill (despite, ironically, my not even being permitted to join the Party if I wanted to … which I don't), being a "brainwashed" Chinese citizen, despite holding a Canadian passport—and never another—for about half a century, and in general treated with contempt and suspicion.

Despite, you know, "nothing against any Chinese".

So … perhaps you're the exception to the observed rule? But I won't be putting myself on the line to test it. I've got well over half a century of testing completed.

edited to add

I have the perfect parallel, actually. Fundamentalist Christians who babble about "love the sinner, hate the sin". Their actions constantly belie their pretty words. Same for "love the , hate the government" crowd.

Call me crazy, but that doesn't feel as bad as

• invading Ukraine
• invading Iraq twice, bombing Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, bombing Yugoslavia, arming a genocide in Guatemala, invading Afghanistan, invading Vietnam, bombing Cambodia and Laos, funding a genocide in Indonesia, funding a genocide in East Timor, funding a genocide in Gaza
• invading all your neighbors all the time

Third one is Israel, got lazy.