She is petite, submissive and fantastic in bed, the best combination for the perfect woman. Yellow fever is the psychological inclination towards Asian women expressed by a portion of the male population. This stereotype is part of the orientalism that continues to be discussed in today's society; it is considered strange or labeled as a fetish. M. Butterfly, a Tony Award playwright written by David Henry Hwang, consists of ideas related to Orientalism across layers developed in gender identity, global politics, and art forms. The show begins in the present, 1988, with Rene Gallimard sitting in a Paris prison. Gallimard declares himself a celebrity and appreciates that his “fame has spread to Amsterdam, London, New York” (Hwang). Outside the cell the first meeting of other presences takes place, the two men and the woman talk vaguely about Gallimard and his crime, they toast and laugh at his idiocy. Gallimard believes these toasts and laughter are recognition of his accomplishments. Gallimard then proclaims “…they should be scratching at my door, begging to learn my secrets! For me, René Gallimard, you see. I met and was loved by… the Perfect Woman” (Hwang). Hwang's work focuses primarily on Gallimard's past in the 1960s. At that time, John F. Kennedy was president of the United States, and China is a communist country; the United States from 1949 to 1969 tried to “… disrupt, destabilize and weaken the Chinese communist government” (Nathan). China and the United States were deeply involved in the Vietnam War, on opposite sides; Beijing has been a benefactor of military aid to Hanoi. According to Chen Jian's academic paper, China's involvement in the Vietnam War, 1964-69, Chinese leader Mao Ze...... half of the paper...... (1990): 5-29. JSTOR. Network. May 27, 2014. Nathan, Andrew J. “US-China Relations Since 1949.” US-China relations since 1949 | Asia for educators | Columbia University. Columbia University, 2009. Web. May 26, 2014. Opfermann, Dr. Susanne, and Dorothea Wippermann, Dr. "Orientalism in Contemporary Asian American Literature - Fitting Madame Butterfly on the Asian American Needle -." Orientalism in Contemporary Asian-American Literature - Fitting Madame Butterfly on the Asian-American Needle - (2009): 1-89. Network. May 27, 2014. Weilin, L.I. “The Politics of Gender: Feminist Implications of Gender Reversals from M. Butterfly.” The Politics of Gender: Feminist Implications of Gender Reversals by M. Butterfly Cross Cultural Communication 7.2 (2011): 272-77. Press.