2. • 19.3 per cent of world population is Chinese
• 50 million plus overseas Chinese. playing their bit in accelerating the fast-
paced Chinese economy
• Presence in Southeast Asia and Australia,USA

3. Chinatown
• moved and settled down in a more organised manner and formed
strong communities across the globe.
• shopping destination
• where overseas Chinese and local residents both can find
everything that China manufactures
• Cherkizovsky Market was considered the largest market in Europe;
in July 2009 but now chinatown took over every market
• Dubai is all set to construct the world’s biggest Chinatown spread
across an area of 800 hectare -$47 million
• Chinatowns in Africa, over 35 in Asia, over 30 in UK and Europe, 15
in Latin America and over 50 in the US and Canada
• Most of the goods sold in Chinatowns are imported from China
(thus, pumping back huge revenues into China).
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4. Chinese Culture-Giving and Taking
• The cultural and family ties play a major factor in this and the
overseas Chinese
• remit more millions back
• overseas Chinese billionaires donate millions to the Chinese
government through official and transparent routes
• Li Ka Shing has recently donated a medical university to China
• donations and relief funds (during disasters) are common for
China
• 55 million overseas Chinese -135 countries -60 per cent to the
total Chinese FDIs
• foreign reserves -$194 billion
• By August 2011, China’s forex reserves had reached $3.2
trillion

5. Chinese Culture-Giving and Taking
• warmth and encouragement by the Chinese authorities
• special cabinet ministry to solely deal with overseas Chinese-
Problems, Growth, Benefit
• organizes several conferences -overseas Chinese to come
together and expand their network
• Chinese government awards and honors overseas Chinese
who contribute significantly to the Chinese growth story.
• issued medals and certificates to around 100 overseas
Chinese-funded enterprises and regularly honors eminent
non-resident Chinese

6. Brain Drain-Gain Not A Loss
• perceiving this syndrome -outflow of human capital consider
it as-“outsourcing.”
• tapped these overseas Chinese students (and ex-students) to
have an access to western technology and scientific
breakthrough.
• Created window via which transfer of technology and skills
• China is encouraging their students abroad to stay outside and
assist the mainland in their technological ambitions

7. Chinese Strength
• Chinese Embassies distribute close to a million
pamphlets
• Do’s and Don’ts are mentioned
• Allows the Chinese to be safe and comfortable in a
foreign land
• 80 overseas Chinese-powerful political positions in the
world -president, state councilor, ministers, advisors,
secretary, governor, state treasurer, mayor, member of
the city council, attorney general, lieutenant governor
and many more in countries across the world