anti-foreign
adjective
an·ti-for·eign
ˌan-tē-ˈfȯr-ən 
-ˈfär-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward foreigners
anti-foreign sentiments
A few years after that, anti-Catholic and anti-foreign feelings merged in a nativist crusade called the Know-Nothing movement.—
Bernard A. Weisberger
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From Xi Jinping’s quest to regain China’s glory, to Vladimir Putin’s attempts at a new Russian empire, to the rise of populist anti-foreign attitudes in the United States, Britain, Germany, and France, negative views of others underpin many of the conflicts in today’s world.
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Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Demilitarizing those areas now would mean surrendering the CCP’s solemn mission to make China whole again and, consequently, diminishing its ability to use anti-foreign nationalism as a source of legitimacy.
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Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
This kind of nationalism is often a mixture of utopianism and anti-foreign sentiment, elements shared by the movement that birthed the Chinese Communist Party.
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Ian Buruma,
Harper's Magazine,
11 Jan. 2022
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Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Demilitarizing those areas now would mean surrendering the CCP’s solemn mission to make China whole again and, consequently, diminishing its ability to use anti-foreign nationalism as a source of legitimacy.
—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
This kind of nationalism is often a mixture of utopianism and anti-foreign sentiment, elements shared by the movement that birthed the Chinese Communist Party.
—
Ian Buruma,
Harper's Magazine,
11 Jan. 2022
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“Anti-foreign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-foreign. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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