The Chinese views on the British - hate them like the Japanese?

Many of the European countries along with Japan had carved out spheres of influence in China in the 19th century. The Opium wars were seen as a weakness of China against foreign aggression, but other than the port cities and major populated cities, the foreigners were mainly dealt with the emperor and his court. There is animosity against the countries who took advantage of China's refusal to modernize. But that interaction was not experienced by the general population. The Emperor's court always tried to "manage" the foreigners in certain parts of the countries in their residencies. Yes, the foreign armies killed Chinese, but they were mostly armies of the Emperor or some fighting force, like the Boxers. Unlike the Japanese invasion in the 1930s, the fighting and killing was rather limited. Japan in its bid to replace themselves in China at the expense of the other European nations brought major suffering to the general population. Just as before, the Chinese government was weak and ill prepared for fighting. The Japanese were indiscriminate in their battles in China. Unlike with the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion, the Emperor's court was the main target of the foreigner's armies.