Rising China and Xinyimin in Southeast Asia: A Webinar Series (ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, 7-8 December 2020)

Abstract

Since the period of rapid development in the People’s Republic of China after the reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s, the world is experiencing a new wave of Chinese migration. Loosely defined as Chinese people who are outside of China to conduct business, work, or study, or join their family overseas, these new Chinese migrants – also known as xinyimin 新移民 – have had a profound impact on their host countries that are encountering a rising China. Their influence on local soc...