What were the major foreign powers that established 'spheres of influence' in China?

Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia.

Explanation:

The Spheres of Influence began when different European nations controlled over Chinese ports and trade. European overlooked the rights of the Chinese people. European began to take the coastal region for establishing trading ports for exchanging goods. They would divide and rule ports ignoring the rights of the citizens. All this continued until the 1900s to profit foreign nations.