▁Man ila , ▁and ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁this ▁u pr ising ▁remain ▁unclear . ▁Its ▁mot ives ▁range ▁from ▁the ▁desire ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁to ▁domin ate ▁Man ila , ▁to ▁their ▁desire ▁to ▁abort ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ' ▁moves ▁which ▁seemed ▁to ▁lead ▁to ▁their ▁elim ination . ▁The ▁Sp ani ards ▁quel led ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁and ▁mass ac red ▁around ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Chinese . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁respond ed ▁by ▁fle eing ▁to ▁the ▁Sul u ▁Sultan ate ▁and ▁supporting ▁the ▁Mor o ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁their ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁supplied ▁the ▁Mor os ▁with ▁weapons ▁and ▁joined ▁them ▁in ▁directly ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish – M oro ▁conflict . ▁Spain ▁also ▁u ph eld ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁conquer ▁China , ▁but ▁it ▁never ▁material ized . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁modern ▁era , ▁anti - Ch inese ▁rac ism ▁remains ▁relevant ▁in ▁Spain . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁channel ▁Tele cin co ' s ▁" A ida " ▁programme ▁featured ▁a ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁bar ▁owner ▁adds ▁" and ▁no ▁Chinese ▁either " ▁to ▁a ▁sign ▁bar ring ▁dogs ▁from ▁his ▁establishment ; ▁the ▁scene ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁Chinese ▁diplom at ▁Hong ▁Le i . ▁ ▁Peru ▁ ▁Peru ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁destination ▁for ▁Chinese ▁imm igr ants ▁at ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁vulner ability ▁over ▁slave ▁market ▁and ▁subsequent ▁needed ▁for ▁Peru ▁over