Tag Archives: migration

2026: A Barrier to Talent — Restrictions on Inter-city Transfers of Urban Household Registry

Posted on 04/01/2026 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Two days before we left US Embassy Beijing in 2001, a friend from Wenzhou invited me to a dinner with leaders of the Wenzhou community in Beijing. It was especially interesting since Wenzhou has been one of China’s prime centers … Continue reading →

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2026 China Digital Times 【CDT Weekly】Issue 257: The Spring Festival Gala Not Only Lacks Festive Spirit, It’s Lost Its Human Touch

Posted on 02/25/2026 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The China Digital Times regularly carries a ‘hit parade’ of the latest articles erased by Chinese censors. Censorship in China is mostly post-publication — intimidating journalists and editors afterwards so that they be more self-disciplined in the future. And not … Continue reading →

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2025: Household Registration/Hukou System of Taiwan and Mainland Compared 台灣/中國大陸戶口制度歷史演變

Posted on 05/28/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Household registration systems in Taiwan and mainland China serve as foundational tools for governance, but they differ significantly in structure, purpose, and societal impact. Below I queried Chat GPT in Chinese to get an overview of and sources on the … Continue reading →

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2007: Mao Jianjie: My Submerged Hometown

Posted on 10/05/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Mao Jianjie’s article “My Submerged Hometown” rescued by the Internet Archive’s WayBack Machine from the now-disappeared Hong Kong, PRC website “A People’s History” 民间历史。 A quick translation using the DeepL Chrome browser extension. Mao Jianjie: My Submerged Hometown 毛剑杰：水下的故乡 In … Continue reading →

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2024：VOA on PRC Students in US Seeking Work Permission

Posted on 04/25/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

It’s H1B Lottery Season Again: Low Winning Rate, Fewer Job Opportunities Chinese Students Lament It’s Getting Harder to Stay in the U.S. 又是H1B抽签季：中签率低、工作机会少 中国学生感叹留美愈发不易 March 26, 2024 AUSTIN – “It’s better to go through the line, don’t have to spend … Continue reading →

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2024: Taiwan/India MOU; Migrant Workers in Taiwan

Posted on 03/04/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

With Signing of MOU Minister of Labor Hsu estimates that a Few Workers From India’s Northeast Will Come to Taiwan 簽移工MOU 許銘春估初期印度東北小額引進 February 29, 2024 Central News Agency Reporter Yang Shu-Min Taipei, 29th, Taiwan Taiwan and India signed a Memorandum of … Continue reading →

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2023: Why No Large Vietnamese Migration to China?

Posted on 02/05/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Chinese outmigration has been much discussed recently. Over past decades the size of ethnic Chinese communities overseas has grown with waves of new immigrants and expatriates. See for example the article 2023: PRC Outmigration 1960 – 2020 from the The  China … Continue reading →

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2023: PRC Outmigration 1960 – 2020

Posted on 12/18/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Increasing numbers of Chinese migrant crossing the US southern border and claiming political asylum has grabbed the attention of the US media lately. The  China Overseas Chinese Association (COCA)  中国侨联 website has considerable information about the history of Chinese migrations … Continue reading →

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2023 Hong Kong Survey: Many Want to Leave

Posted on 03/20/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Half of Hong Kongers Want to Leave Even Those with Poor English 半數港人想走 英語差都外流 Oriental Daily Hong Kong Chinese The pressure is unbearable, I don’t want to say here long The Hong Kong government’s poor governance, the implementation of nearly … Continue reading →

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2023: Runological Studies: Leaving China

Posted on 02/11/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Three years of economic slump owing to COVID and the brutal enforcement of isolation measures as well as an accumulation of many other things: saturation of the real estate market, corruption, and likely accumulated resentments of especially strong during the … Continue reading →

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