▁Institute ▁for ▁Peace ▁and ▁Un ification ▁Studies ▁at ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ 4 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁South ▁Kore ans ▁found ▁China ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁threaten ing ▁country ▁to ▁inter - K ore an ▁peace ▁( comp ared ▁to ▁ 3 3 ▁percent ▁for ▁North ▁Korea ), ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁China ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁bigger ▁threat ▁than ▁North ▁Korea ▁since ▁the ▁survey ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Disc rimin atory ▁views ▁of ▁Chinese ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁or ▁imp lied ▁in ▁some ▁sources , ▁and ▁eth nic - Ch inese ▁Kore ans ▁have ▁faced ▁pre jud ices ▁including ▁what ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁w ides p read ▁criminal ▁st igma . ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁ ▁Although ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁so vere ig nt y ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁minor ity ▁consider ▁themselves ▁exclus ively ▁and ▁simply ▁Chinese . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 4 2 . 3 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁identified ▁themselves ▁as ▁" H ong ▁Kong ▁citizens ", ▁versus ▁only ▁ 1 7 . 8 % ▁who ▁identified ▁as ▁" Ch inese ▁citizens ", ▁and ▁ 3 9 . 3 % ▁who ▁chose ▁a ▁mixed ▁identity ▁( a ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Chinese ▁or ▁a ▁Hong ▁Kong er ▁living ▁in ▁China ). ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁main land ▁Chinese ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁region