The Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia: gains and losses

... after the U.S.A. and Japan, having assessed its total capital at USD 1,500 billion [1] . With every year, this sum increases, as the number of top companies belonging to ethnic Chinese in other countries grew by 111 percent from 2001 to 2008 [2] . China is proud of its diaspora. In his address to the 12th World Chinese Enterpreneurs Convention in September 2013, President Xi Jinping wrote: “Thanks to their hard work and magnificent traditions, Chinese businessmen abroad live in harmony with all peoples of the ...