▁sp ouses ▁were ▁paid ▁approximately ▁C AD $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁in ▁Canada ▁has ▁been ▁fue led ▁by ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁extreme ▁real ▁estate ▁price ▁dist ort ion ▁resulting ▁from ▁Chinese ▁demand , ▁pur port edly ▁forcing ▁loc als ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁Brazil ▁There ▁is ▁Sin oph ob ic ▁sentiment ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁over ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁manip ulation ▁from ▁China ▁over ▁Brazil . ▁Rec ently , ▁Chinese ▁have ▁been ▁accused ▁for ▁gra bb ing ▁land ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁involving ▁on ▁un clean ▁political ▁t ies , ▁further ▁deep ens ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁Chinese ▁invest ments ▁in ▁Brazil ▁have ▁been ▁largely ▁influenced ▁by ▁this ▁negative ▁impression . ▁ ▁Current ▁Brazil ian ▁President ▁J air ▁Bol son aro ▁has ▁shown ▁dist rust ▁towards ▁China ▁during ▁his ▁president ial ▁campaign , ▁saying ▁claim ing ▁they ▁"[ w ant ▁to ] ▁buy ▁Brazil ." ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁developed ▁a ▁strong ▁Sin oph ob ic ▁sentiment ▁dated ▁back ▁at ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁when ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁fought ▁for ▁influence ▁in ▁Asia . ▁It ▁resulted ▁with ▁the ▁First ▁O pi um ▁War ▁which ▁Q ing ▁China ▁suffered ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁defeat ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁pay ▁fee . ▁Since ▁then , ▁due ▁to ▁strong ▁anti - B rit ish ▁sentiment ▁in ▁China , ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁grew ▁in ▁the ▁U . K .