▁much ▁more ▁positive ▁per ception s ▁of ▁young ▁Tib et an ▁hosts ▁at ▁L has a ▁towards ▁main land ▁Chinese ▁visitors ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁South ▁Asia ▁ ▁Bh ut an ▁The ▁relation ▁between ▁Bh ut an ▁and ▁China ▁has ▁histor ically ▁been ▁t ense ▁and ▁past ▁events ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁within ▁the ▁country . ▁Not ably ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ' s ▁destruction ▁of ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ist ▁institutions ▁in ▁Tib et ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁publishing ▁of ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁map ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁A ▁Br ief ▁History ▁of ▁China ▁which ▁illustrated ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁Bh ut an ese ▁territory ▁belonging ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁statement ▁released ▁by ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁which ▁claimed ▁the ▁Bh ut an ese ▁" form ▁a ▁un ited ▁family ▁in ▁Tib et " ▁and ▁" they ▁must ▁once ▁again ▁be ▁un ited ▁and ▁taught ▁the ▁commun ist ▁doctrine " ▁all ▁led ▁to ▁host ile ▁responses ▁from ▁Bh ut an ▁including ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁its ▁border , ▁trade ▁and ▁all ▁diplom atic ▁contact ▁with ▁China . ▁Bh ut an ▁and ▁China ▁have ▁not ▁established ▁diplom atic ▁relations . ▁ ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁favor able ▁opinions ▁about ▁China ▁because ▁they ▁helped ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁there ▁are ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁among