Why did Rizal refuse to be called/recognized as a Chinese?

Write a detailed
description of the 1850’s Philippines economic landscape.
Despite the fact that Dr. Jose P. Rizal is known to have a Chinese blood or also known
as a Chinese Mestizo, he still refused to be called or recognized as a Chinese. The
reason behind this dilemma was due to the perception that Chinese are a threat to their
own rule. The Spaniards feared that they will dominate due to their skills in trading or
commerce. Especially when there was an involvement of illegal businesses like opium
importation and the monopoly on cockfighting arenas.
Moreover, what add up to Rizal’s refusal of being called a Chinese was the
disagreement of his ideologies and the detailed description of the Philippine economic
landscape in 1850’s. It was when the political and economic changes in Europe were
finally beginning to affect Spain, and hence the Philippines, by the late 18th century.
The eventual abolition of the galleon to Acapulco's monopoly served as a significant
commerce stimulant. The last galleon arrived in Manila in 1815, and by the mid-1830s,
the city was practically completely accessible to foreign traders. After the Suez Canal
was completed in 1869, demand for Philippine sugar and abaca (hemp) surged even
faster, and the volume of exports to Europe increased even more.
Accordingly, the rise of commercial agriculture gave birth to a new social class. Along
with the church's landholdings and the pre-Spanish nobility's rice estates, haciendas of
coffee, hemp, and sugar arose, typically owned by ambitious Chinese-Filipino mestizos.
Some of the families that gained prominence in the 19th century have continued to play
an important role in Philippine economics and politics.
Yet, despite the Chinese prominence, Rizal still loath to be called one as he believed
that the cultural and political mileu in his time was not right and does not parallel to his
philosophy.
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