They are from the middle east. Also Russians are never refered to as Asian.
I think it is intentional misdirection.
Which is part of Asia.
Geographically, but not culturally or ethnically. You are repeating the justification for the propaganda to avoid aknowledging that it is propaganda.
I'm not from the UK, so I can't really comment on if it is propaganda. I'm thinking they were called Asians before they became a larger issue in the UK. That is only my hypothesis. I've been waiting for someone from the UK to comment about it.
In the end I don't think the propaganda (if that was the goal) would be very useful. Everyone knows who they are no matter what you call them.
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