The Microfoundations of Diaspora Politics by Alexandra Délano Alonso Harris Mylonas

Author:Alexandra Délano Alonso, Harris Mylonas [Alexandra Délano Alonso, Harris Mylonas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781032042787
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2021-09-22T00:00:00+00:00

Post-Cold War: rising nationalism in China, and democratisation in Taiwan

In post-Mao China, economic development and modernisation became the fundamental priority for the CCP. When Deng Xiaoping presided over economic reform, the overseas Chinese once again became the source of needed investment to jumpstart China's economic development. The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (qiaoban) of the State Council was re-established in 1978, and the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Associations (qiaolian) resumed work in the same year (To 2014, 69). Instead of relying on the overseas Chinese for revolutionary regime legitimacy, the Party now explicitly wanted them to support China's modernisation.

But this set of policies really blossomed following the end of the Cold War. Beijing mobilised resources to attract overseas Chinese for tourism, study, and investment. It set up preferential policies to do so. The 1990 Law Protecting Rights and Interests of Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives provided the legal assurance that Overseas Chinese and their interests in China would be protected. Again in 2000, Beijing made further amendments to the 1990 law, including

protection of their remittances, farms, houses and properties; guidance, and support of their donations, investments, and contributions; clauses welcoming their return to China and for settlement; promoting their participation in China's modernization; facilitation of their employment; encouragement of youth to study and the elderly to settle down in China; and also simplification of their entry/exit by ensuring speedy approval and a warm reception. (To 2014, 71–72)

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