▁became ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁and ▁widely ▁pract iced ▁until ▁the ▁First ▁O pi um ▁War , ▁which ▁Q ing ▁China ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁c ede ▁Mac au ▁for ▁Portugal . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁ ▁Anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁Mexico ▁at ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁Similar ▁to ▁most ▁Western ▁countries ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Chinese ▁imm igration ▁and ▁its ▁large ▁business ▁invol vement ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁fear ▁for ▁native ▁Mex icans . ▁Vi ol ence ▁against ▁Chinese ▁occurred ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁Son ora , ▁B aja ▁California ▁and ▁Co ahu ila , ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁was ▁the ▁Torre ón ▁mass acre , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁sometimes ▁argued ▁to ▁be ▁different ▁than ▁other ▁Western ▁nations . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁grew ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁at ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁issued ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Per ils ▁to ▁em brace ▁x en oph ob ic ▁sentiment ▁against ▁Chinese ▁population ▁and ▁China , ▁and ▁it ▁remains ▁relevant ▁today ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁was ▁begun ▁with ▁Chinese ▁Im m igration ▁Act s ▁at ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁limit ing ▁Chinese ▁from ▁em igr ating ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁ex cluding ▁Chinese ▁from ▁major ▁jobs , ▁to ▁even ▁anti - Ch inese ▁organizations . ▁Today , ▁mostly ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁labor ▁issue . ▁ ▁K . ▁Emma ▁Ng ▁reported ▁that ▁" One ▁in ▁two ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁feel