9 . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁was ▁so ▁high ▁in ▁Korea , ▁where ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁was ▁fought ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁subsequently ▁interven ed ▁against ▁South ▁Korea . ▁To ▁this ▁day , ▁many ▁Kore ans ▁believe ▁that ▁China ▁perpet r ated ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁Korea ▁into ▁two ▁countries . ▁In ▁Bur ma , ▁Th ailand , ▁India , ▁Vietnam , ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁were ▁often ▁target ed ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁alleg ed ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Government ▁while ▁Australia ▁passed ▁a ▁White ▁Australia ▁policy ▁which ▁further ▁b anned ▁non - white ▁imm igr ants , ▁mostly ▁Chinese , ▁from ▁em igr ating ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Even ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁was ▁so ▁high ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁differences ▁which ▁existed ▁between ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁USS R ▁which ▁nearly ▁resulted ▁in ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁The ▁" Ch inese ▁threat " ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Sol z hen its yn ▁prompt ed ▁expressions ▁of ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁in ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Russian ▁sam iz dat ▁movement . ▁ ▁Even ▁after ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁modern ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁still ▁remains ▁high , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁driven ▁by ▁fear s ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁role ▁in ▁commun ism ' s ▁mission ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁" Free ▁World ". ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9