Michael
VIP Member
This problem is actually not serious, but it has been greatly exaggerated by the media and public opinion.
We need to distinguish between illegal and legal. Indian intellectuals and businesspeople who enter China legally to work should not be criticized.
What we criticize are those who are illegally registered, illegally residing, and illegally employed. On this issue, in China as a whole, the largest groups are actually from Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia) and Northeast China (North Korea). The largest group is the Vietnamese. However, the fact that these groups work illegally in China has not caused a major uproar or public criticism.
There are two main reasons for this:
1. These groups respect Chinese customs without overemphasizing their own. Simply put, they integrate well into Chinese culture.
2. Almost all of these groups speak fluent Mandarin or their local language. They can communicate with local Chinese people without any barriers. ------ If you're coming to China for tourism or as a highly educated professional, whether you understand Chinese isn't important. But if you're coming to China for ordinary work, then speaking Chinese is a prerequisite.
Indians are criticized as negative examples because the vast majority of Indians in China completely fail to meet these two criteria. Chinese people do not reject those Indians who do meet these criteria.
We need to distinguish between illegal and legal. Indian intellectuals and businesspeople who enter China legally to work should not be criticized.
What we criticize are those who are illegally registered, illegally residing, and illegally employed. On this issue, in China as a whole, the largest groups are actually from Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia) and Northeast China (North Korea). The largest group is the Vietnamese. However, the fact that these groups work illegally in China has not caused a major uproar or public criticism.
There are two main reasons for this:
1. These groups respect Chinese customs without overemphasizing their own. Simply put, they integrate well into Chinese culture.
2. Almost all of these groups speak fluent Mandarin or their local language. They can communicate with local Chinese people without any barriers. ------ If you're coming to China for tourism or as a highly educated professional, whether you understand Chinese isn't important. But if you're coming to China for ordinary work, then speaking Chinese is a prerequisite.
Indians are criticized as negative examples because the vast majority of Indians in China completely fail to meet these two criteria. Chinese people do not reject those Indians who do meet these criteria.
