ailand . ▁ ▁Host ility ▁towards ▁the ▁main land ▁Chinese ▁increased ▁with ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁visitors ▁from ▁China ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁w ors ened ▁by ▁Th ai ▁news ▁reports ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁post ings ▁on ▁mis be hav iour ▁from ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁tour ists , ▁with ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁post ings ▁in ▁dispute . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this , ▁two ▁reports ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁some ▁Th ais ▁who ▁have ▁positive ▁impress ions ▁of ▁Chinese ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁ ▁Although ▁both ▁nations ▁share ▁a ▁similar ▁culture , ▁there ▁are ▁strong ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sent iments ▁among ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁population , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁a ▁past ▁thousand ▁years ▁of ▁Chinese ▁rule ▁in ▁Northern ▁Vietnam , ▁a ▁later ▁series ▁of ▁S ino - V ietnam ese ▁wars ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁between ▁two ▁nations ▁and ▁recent ▁territory ▁disput es ▁in ▁the ▁Par ac el ▁and ▁Spr at ly ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Though ▁current ▁relations ▁are ▁peace ful , ▁numerous ▁wars ▁fought ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Early ▁L ê ▁D ynast y ▁( 1 0 th ▁century ) ▁to ▁the ▁S ino - V ietnam ese ▁War ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁conflict ▁fue led ▁rac ist ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁and ▁consequ ent ▁em igration ▁by ▁the ▁country ' s ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁population . ▁From ▁ 1