Chinese Migrants In Russia, Central Asia And Eastern Europe (routledge Contemporary Russia And Eastern Europe Series)

Much of the former Soviet bloc has become a destination for new Chinese migrants. Throughout Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Chinese migrants are engaged in entrepreneurial activities, primarily as petty merchants of consumer goods in unsteady economies. This book situates these migrants within the broader context of Chinese globalization and China's economic "rise." It traces the origins of Chinese migration into the region, as well as the conditions that have allowed migrants to thrive. Furthermore, it discusses the perception that Chinese globalization is purely economic and explores the relationship among petty merchants, labourers and institutional investors. Finally, by examining the movement of China's minorities into Central Asia, this book challenges the ethnic construct of new "Chinese" migration Introduction : globalization without gravitas : Chinese migrants in transition economies / Felix B. Chang Historical and contemporary trends of Chinese labor migration into Siberia / Vladimir Datsyshen The Chinese experience in Russia : adaptation, tolerance, law and politics / Alexander Larin Perceptions of Chinese migrants in the Russian far east / Victor Larin The dynamics of contemporary Chinese expansion into Central Asia / Yelena Y. Sadovskaya Patterns of contermporary Chinese migration into Kazakhstan / Yelena Y. Sadovskaya Myth and migration : Zhejiangese merchants in Serbia / Felix B. Chang The Chinese under Serbian laws / Felix B. Chang The Chinese and their competitors in Bulgaria / Anna Krasteva Filmic representations of the Chinese presence in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia / Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Chinese migration to the countries of the former Soviet bloc - Russia, Eastern Europe and countries of Central Asia - exploring how the migration has come about, discussing the motivation of the migrants and examining the significant contribution the migrants are making.