Chinese labour migration to Southeast Asia
Both by design and proximity, China has had an immense influence on the Southeast Asian region.
Both by design and proximity, China has had an immense influence on the Southeast Asian region.
If the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were a single country, its approximate population would be a staggering 630 million, making it the fourth largest in the world behind India, China and the European Union. Economic growth is impressive, with an average annual real growth rate slightly higher than 5 percent.
For the past 20 years, labour migration has been a driving force behind the economic and social development of the Southeast Asian region and its people.
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