▁causing ▁up ro ar ▁among ▁Chinese ▁in ▁France ; ▁joint ▁al liance ▁with ▁India ▁against ▁China ; ▁and ▁land ▁gra bs ▁from ▁Chinese ▁invest ors . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁survey ▁by ▁Institut ▁Mont a igne ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁Chinese ▁invest ments ▁in ▁France ▁are ▁viewed ▁more ▁neg atively ▁than ▁Chinese ▁tour ism ▁to ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁holding ▁negative ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁former . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁neg ativity ▁among ▁Paris ians ▁towards ▁Chinese ▁visitors , ▁but ▁other ▁surve ys ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁viewed ▁worse ▁than ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁groups . ▁ ▁Germany ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gün ther ▁O et ting er , ▁the ▁former ▁European ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Digital ▁Econom y ▁and ▁Society , ▁called ▁Chinese ▁people ▁der og atory ▁names , ▁including ▁" s ly ▁dogs ," ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁execut ives ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁and ▁had ▁refused ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁several ▁days . ▁Two ▁surve ys ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁hold ▁negative ▁views ▁towards ▁Chinese ▁trav ellers , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁bad ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁groups . ▁ ▁Italy ▁ ▁Although ▁historical ▁relations ▁between ▁two ▁were ▁friendly ▁and ▁even ▁Marco ▁Pol o ▁paid ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁China , ▁during ▁the ▁Box er ▁Reb ell ion , ▁Italy ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁E ight - N ation ▁Alliance ▁against ▁the ▁re bell ion , ▁thus