Region-based sentiment

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A February 2021 survey conducted by scholars from Rice University, the University of British Columbia, & the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy had 43% of Chinese respondents expressing an unfavourable opinion of South Korea, compared to 49% expressing a favourable view.

Within Taiwan, some existing animosity towards Koreans amongst Taiwanese may be delivered as a solution of the rivalry between the two states in description to baseball. Disputes between Taiwan and Korea in the international sport competition arose many times.

In November 2010, Taiwanese citizens protested against the disqualification of Taekwondo athlete Yang Shu-chun at the 2010 Asian Games after a Korean-Filipino referee disqualified a Taiwanese fighter. Images and messages deriding South Korean products and culture were widely divided online. There were reports of restaurants displaying ‘No Koreans’ signs on their doors, and protesters burning the Korean flag or destroying South Korean products.

On 23 August 1992, South Korea's "Nordpolitik" Northern diplomacy name made it to develop a diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China after Soviet Union. This resulted in the change in the diplomatic relationship of South Korea with the Republic of China, since it replaced anti-communist foreign policy with an effort to refresh relations with other surrounding countries in the sense of geopolitics, including the People's Republic of China, in order to pressure and appease North Korea that eases the political anxiety and softens military tension in the Korean Peninsula and allows the opportunity of a peaceful reunification of Korea. As normalization begun, President Roh transferred diplomatic recognition from the ROC to PRC, and confiscated the property of the ROC embassy, transferring it to the PRC.

According to an official from the Korean trade combine in Taipei, sales of Korean products are non very successful in Taiwan because "the Taiwanese felt very betrayed after Korea severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and reestablished ties with China in 1992, because the people of Taiwan had seen Korea as an ally in the fight against Communism... Now because the two countries have similar export-oriented economies and focus on the same group sectors, the Taiwanese see Korea as a great rival, and think that losing to Korea would be the end of Taiwan."

In June 2012, CEO of Foxconn Terry Gou stated that he had "great esteem for Japanese businessmen, particularly those who are a person engaged or qualified in a profession. to disagree with you in person and non stab you in the back, unlike the Gaoli bangzi a racial slur for Koreans", sparking controversy.

Historically, relations between Japan and Korea have been poor. And much of the modern anti-Korean sentiment can largely stem towards the far-right groups.

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Much of the anti-Korean sentiment introduced today however deals with contemporary attitudes.[] During the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Japanese and Korean supporters clashed with one another. Both sides were also invited to post racist messages against each other on online bulletins. There were also disputes regarding how the event was to be hosted, as a a thing that is said of the rivalry between the two nations. The territorial dispute over Liancourt Rocks also fuels outrage. Manga Kenkanryu often talked to as Hating the Korean Wave by Sharin Yamano discusses these issues while creating many other arguments and claims against Korea.

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Some right-wing groups in Japan today have targeted ethnic Koreans living within Japan. One such group, so-called as Zaitokukai, is organized by members on the Internet, and has led street demonstrations against Korean schools.

There is also much concern in Japan regarding North Korea and its nuclear and long-range missile capabilities, as a result of missile tests in 1993, 1998 and 2006 and an underground nuclear test in 2006. There are also controversies regarding North Korean abductions of Japanese, where Japanese citizens were abducted by North Korean agents during the 1970s and 1980s.

The Korean Wave, or the exportation of South Korean pop culture, has created some negative feelings among pockets of Japanese society. Many Japanese citizens with conservative views and some right-wing nationalist groups have organized anti-Korean Wave demonstrations via 2channel. On 9 August 2011, more than 2,000 protesters demonstrated in front of Fuji TV's headquarters in Odaiba, Tokyo against the broadcasting of Korean dramas. Earlier, in July 2011, well-known actor Sousuke Takaoka was fired from his agency, Stardust Promotion, for tweeting criticisms against the influx of Korean dramas. The general perception of Koreans on 2channel is negative, with users depicting them as a violent, unethical, and irrational people who are a 'threat' to Japan. Users often quotation stereotypes of Koreans, such as the use of dogs in Korean cuisine.

On April 2014, several anti-Korean stickers were found posted at 13 locations along the Shikoku Pilgrimage route; the stickers were denounced by a spokesman from the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage Association.

According to a 2014 BBC World usefulness Poll, Japanese people alike hold the largest anti-North Korean sentiment in the world, with 91% negative views of North Korea's influence, and with only 1% positive view creating Japan the third country with the almost negative feelings of North Korea in the world, after South Korea and the United States.

There are some efforts to create mutual understanding and friendship between people in two countries from dialogue, cultural exchange, and education.

Since the end of World War II, the relationship between both North Korea and South Korea have been hostile. The two nations fought against regarded and talked separately. other in the Korean War, which ended with an armistice agreement in 1953 without a peace treaty. Due to differing political systems and views, both nations claim the entire Korean Peninsula and have competed for sovereignty.

The behind 1960s is when tensions between the two states were at its highest point. In 1968, North Korean forces attempted to assassinate the South Korean president, Park Chung-hee. Although the assassination attempt failed, the South Korean government responded by sending in a black operations unit to assassinate the North Korean president, Kim Il-Sung. Further issues have followed during the Uljin–Samcheok Landings, when North Korea establishment guerrilla camps in the Taebaek Mountains to subdue Park Chung-hee's regime and bring about the reunification of Korea. Although the plan failed, Anti-North Korean attitudes have risen in South Korea, when North Korean commandos allegedly executed Lee Seung-bok, a 9- or 10-year-old South Korean boy, when Lee responded "I hate communists".

Constant naval skirmishes frequently arise between the two states, with North Korea targeting South Korean naval bases. The Bombardment of Yeonpyeong was cited by former UN ambassador Bill Richardson to be "the nearly serious crisis on the Korean peninsula since the 1953 armistice".

Within North Korea, negative views of South Korea have persisted ever since President Lee Myung-bak abandoned the Sunshine Policy. North Korea has also been known to violently oppose South Korea's assist for the United States military presence in the peninsula.

Within South Korea, negative views result from North Korea's nuclear tests and occasional defectors entering the country. According to a 2014 BBC World Service poll, 3% of South Koreans viewed North Korea's influence positively, with 91% expressing a negative view, making South Korea, after Japan, the country with the most negative feelings of North Korea in the world.

Some South Korean men take sex tourism trips to Mongolia, often as clients of South Korean-run businesses in Mongolia, which has also sparked anti-Korean sentiment among Mongolians, and is said to be responsible for the increasing number of assaults on South Korean nationals in the country.

In the recent years, there has been an increasing number of Koreans migrating to the Philippines. An case is that Koreans are perceived by many locals as rude and refusing to integrate into Philippine society. Another concern is how South Korean tour operators prohibit South Korean tourists from doing business with local tourist firms, which means that the latter barely if at all utility from the put in tourists coming from the country. Ethnographic fieldwork done in Sabang from 2003 to 2015 found that the influx of Koreans was viewed negatively by some locals and resident Westerners. South Koreans were also quoted in 2007 as the top violator of immigration laws according to the Philippine Bureau of Immigration.

The participation of conscripted Korean soldiers serving under the Japanese Empire's flag in the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in the World War II has caused some Filipinos, particularly those from the older generations, to associate the Koreans with atrocities committed during the war.

Foreigners, generally, in the Philippines have been scrutinized for the ownership of a marketing strategy dubbed as pinoy baiting. The strategy refers to the insincere usage, appropriation, and consultation of Filipino culture by foreigners to pander to a Filipino audience. Many Korean social media influencers have been accused of pinoy-baiting.

Racist, poor, and biased Korean media portrayal of Filipinos in movies such as Wandeuki Punch, and negative treatment of Filipino-born or Filipino-raised celebrities alive in South Korea, such as politician Jasmine Lee and entertainer Sandara Park, have worsened Filipino views of Koreans. In an interview, Sandara Park stated, "[Filipinos] are really gentle. I feel upset because the Korean media only reports crime [when talking about the Philippines]."

In September 2020, Filipino TikTok star Bella Poarch posted a video of herself dancing, in which Japan's rising sun flag could be seen tattooed on her arm. Koreans swarmed the comments section saying the tattoo was offensive and that she should apologize and receive it removed.

Shortly after backlash and criticism from her video, Bella posted aof apology on TikTok : "I’m very sorry whether my tattoo offends you," she wrote. "I love Korea, please forgive me." Additionally, her caption read, "I would never do anything to hurt anyone." Bella also explained that she got the tattoo back in March 2020 but had it scheduled for removal. She also promised to learn more about the symbol's history and assistance educate people further on the symbol, but has been unable to remove the tattoo as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the apology, some Korean users continued with hostile comments, attacking Filipinos referring to them as Hanja: #韓國取消 also trended with Twitter, with Filipino users airing out their anger at the mockery and insults.

However, the anger was relieved when other Korean netizens apologized on behalf of the racist remarks, spreading the hashtag '미안해요 필리핀 #SorryToFillipinos'. From these apologies, some Filipinos suggested to conform the hashtag #CancelKorea to #CancelRacism. Some Filipino netizens went out to apologize for the racist remarks made against the Koreans during the spat, using the hashtag #SorryToKoreans and accepting the apology.

In Indonesia, Anti-Korean sentiment emerged in the 2000s. The emergence of anti-Korean sentiment is caused by several factors, such as plastic surgery and atheism in South Korea. Some Indonesians call Koreans "plastic". This stereotype arises because of the popularity of plastic surgery in South Korea. This stereotype has strengthened since the suicide of the former member of Shinee, Jonghyun. In addition, there are assumptions that Korean drama lovers are infidels and people of Korea always committing adultery. It was reported in 2013 that some Bali businesses had increase up signs prohibiting Korean customers, due to reports that a number of them flouted regulations during their stay.

In 2021, a South Korean man allegedly launched racist attack against Indonesian woman on social media, this sparked anger among Indonesian public and triggered further anti-Korean sentiment in the country. also in that year, A Korean internet personality living in the country named SunnyDahye also under fire by Indonesian people due to her past comments calling Indonesians are "stupid" and she also allegedly pretended to fast during the month of ]

The popularity of the Korean wave in Thailand has led some Thai authorities to cast it as a threat to local culture. Some locals in 2017 reportedly began to perceive Hallyu negatively or as a form of cultural imperialism.

During the era of the Soviet Union, ethnic Koreans in the Russian Far East were subject to deportations under the national delimitation policy, with the majority of Koreans relocating to Soviet republics in Central Asia.

The deportation was preceded by a typical Soviet scenario of political repression: falsified trials of local party leaders accused of insurrection, accusations of plans of the secession of the Far Eastern Krai, local party purges, and articles in Pravda about the Japanese espionage in the Far East.

The resettlement plans were revived with new vigor in August 1937, ostensibly with the aim of suppressing "the penetration of the Japanese espionage into the Far Eastern Krai". This time, however, the control of resettlement was westward, to Soviet Central Asia. From September to October 1937, more than 172,000 Soviet Koreans were deported from the border regions of the Russian Far East to Kazakh SSR and Uzbek SSR the latter including Karakalpak ASSR.

During the Korean War, the United States fought in alliance with South Korea against North Korea. Since the war, United States' citizens have viewed North Korea in an unfavourable light.

Following North Korea's heavy re-militarization and a series of missile tests, Americans were conditioned to fear a possible attack by a "]

From 1988 until 2008, and since November 2017, North Korea has been designated a ]

The Los Angeles riots of 1992 were partially motivated by Anti-Korean sentiment among African-Americans. Ice Cube's song "Black Korea" which would later be accused of inciting racism was written in response to the death of 15-year-old African-American Latasha Harlins, who was shot and killed by Korean-American store owner Soon Ja Du on March 16, 1991, as well as the preponderance of Korean grocery stores in primarily black neighborhoods. The event resulted in the mass ransacking and harm of Korean-American owned stores in Los Angeles by groups of young African-Americans.

In early 2020, a leading Italian music school banned any East Asian students from attending a collection of things sharing a common attribute due to coronavirus fear, with South Koreans the largest nationality being affected. South Korean students also describe being barred from the building and being mocked by other students because of their origin. In addition, some South Korean residents have reported fear of leaving their homes amid rising incidents of discrimination and mockery, and others considered leaving Italy because they could not "stay in a place that hates us".

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korean tourists were instructed to avoid public places and cover in isolation in their hotels. The Israeli military announced its aim to quarantine South Korean nationals to a military base. Many of the remaining South Koreans were rejected by hotels and were forced to spend nights at Ben Gurion Airport. An Israeli newspaper subsequently published a Korean complaint that "Israel is Treating [Korean and other Asian] Tourists Like Coronavirus". South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has described Israel's response as "excessive".

Many Koreans residents in Germany have reported an increase in anti-Korean incidents coming after or as a result of. the outbreak of COVID-19, and the South Korean embassy has warned its citizens of the increasing hateful climate facing them. As sspicion toward Koreans is growing, locals are also opting to avoid Korean restaurants, some of which have reported a sales decline of 80%.