. ▁Am id st ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁social ▁media ▁posts ▁claim ing ▁the ▁initial ▁out break ▁is ▁" div ine ▁ret ribution " ▁for ▁China ' s ▁treatment ▁of ▁its ▁Muslim ▁U yg ur ▁population . ▁ ▁Camb odia ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 4 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁lived ▁in ▁Camb odia . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Kh mer ▁Rou ge ▁gen o cide ▁and ▁em igration , ▁only ▁about ▁ 6 1 , 4 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁hat red ▁for ▁Chinese ▁was ▁project ed ▁on ▁the ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁of ▁Camb odia ▁during ▁ 8 0 s . ▁A ▁Vietnam ese ▁report ▁had ▁noted ▁" In ▁general , ▁the ▁attitude ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁hate ▁Camb od ian - Ch inese ." ▁ ▁Philippines ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁introduced ▁the ▁first ▁anti - Ch inese ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁arch ip el ago . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁mass ac red ▁or ▁exp elled ▁Chinese ▁several ▁times ▁from ▁Man ila , ▁and ▁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 ▁fighting ▁the ▁Spanish ▁directly ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish