▁West , ▁and ▁reports ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁from ▁China . ▁ ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁became ▁more ▁common ▁as ▁China ▁was ▁becoming ▁a ▁major ▁source ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁for ▁the ▁west ▁( including ▁the ▁American ▁West ). ▁N umer ous ▁Chinese ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁North ▁America ▁were ▁attract ed ▁by ▁w ages ▁offered ▁by ▁large ▁railway ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁as ▁the ▁companies ▁built ▁the ▁trans cont inental ▁rail ro ads . ▁ ▁Sin oph ob ic ▁policies ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Ex clusion ▁Act , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Im m igration ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁anti - Ch inese ▁z oning ▁laws ▁and ▁restrict ive ▁c oven ants , ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁Richard ▁Sed don , ▁and ▁the ▁White ▁Australia ▁policy ) ▁and ▁pron oun c ements ▁on ▁the ▁" yellow ▁per il " ▁were ▁in ▁evidence ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁Australia , ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁C ze chs ▁and ▁pro - T ib et an ▁activ ists ▁had ▁def ac ed ▁Chinese ▁flag ▁ahead ▁of ▁X i ▁Jin ping ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁country , ▁showing ▁their ▁strong ▁res ent ment ▁against ▁China ' s ▁growing ▁influence ▁and ▁its ▁perce ived ▁opp ression ▁on ▁Tib et ans . ▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁The ▁Chinese ▁population ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁life ▁in