Overseas Chinese: (The third-largest economy in the World)

[lamlap]

I love Chinese. Everything about Chinese

thank you

 

[Roybot]

Does Chinese culture also include pretending to be someone else and shamelessly chest thumping and self prasing?

Quit it mate, no on buys your bs, not with your typical Chinglish anyways

 

[Bhairava]

I love Chinese. Everything about Chinese

I also like wantons and hakka noodles.

 

[Anonymous user]

Many S Koreans are inhumanly brutal. That’s how that culture breads the kind of murderer like Virginia Tech serious killer Seung-Hui Cho. Study shows that Mr. Cho lacked the love from family. He was treated cruelly since young age. Thus he nurtured hatred against human being.

I was visiting Forbidden City in Beijing 2005. When entering the huge gates, two files SK children about age 5 or 6 going in together with me. Given that age, children are bound to be nasty. What the S Korean teacher (female!) did was to bite furiously on the little girl’s arm, leaving deep wounds on it.

Dude, that’s an animal behavior. If that’s the way the S Koreans teach their children, no wonder there are so many cold heart murderers produced.

Thus, I'm not surprised that this SKorean would love massacre as fantastic.

Wow if the teacher did that it really is shocking

I'm reluctant to tar all South Koreans with the same brush given the actions of some coconuts on the forum, I do have a few South Korean friends and they are generally very positive about China and Chinese in general. In fact I know of South Korean friends that flew all the Singapore just to attend a one night wedding celebrations which is pretty darn decent of them.

I do take a dim view of dimwits of celebrate such massacre on the forum of innocent civilians (i.e Rape of Nanking, Indonesian Riots etc). Regardless if they were perpetrated on the Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese etc communities.

 

[below_freezing]

Overseas Chinese in America like to live on Government handouts, more than Indians, Koreans and Phillipinos anyways

Welfare Use by Immigrant Households with Children | Center for Immigration Studies

Chinese American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

According to the 2009 U.S. Census, Chinese American men had one of the "the highest year-round, full-time median earnings ($58,158), and Chinese American women had a median income of $47,933. They also have one of the highest median incomes among any ethnic minority in United States with a figure of $69,502, which is nearly 40 percent higher than the national average.[28]

 

[Roybot]

^Its a shame so many of them still like to live on government dole.

 

[LetsGetRowdy]

^Its a shame so many of them still like to live on government dole.

it's not them that take it, but the senior citizens who are not able to work anymore. i think chinese seniors and other persons who are financially unable to support themselves deserve the same treatment as those of other racial background. what do you think?

 

[Roybot]

it's not them that take it, but the senior citizens who are not able to work anymore. i think chinese seniors and other persons who are financially unable to support themselves deserve the same treatment as those of other racial background. what do you think?

Figure is for households with children. Don't think senior citizens would have kids at home.

 

[LetsGetRowdy]

Figure is for households with children. Don't think senior citizens would have kids at home.

and how does chinese stand out in those figures?

 

[Roybot]

and how does chinese stand out in those figures?

Read the graph yourself

 

[LetsGetRowdy]

Read the graph yourself

it's pretty moderate; hardly stands out. what was your intention?

 

[Aramsogo]

Can you use a better source than Wikipedia? Indonesia's economy is around $850 billion. 70% of that amount is around $595 billion. Can 3% of 240 million Indonesians = 7.2 million Indonesians earn $595 billion in a year? Their GDP per capita would be around $82000 a year! I have seen many Indonesian Chinese, most of them are poorer than their Singaporean Chinese counterparts. There are a few billionaires, but overall, the Indonesian Chinese are not that well off.

If you don't trust Wikipedia as an objective source, what do you trust???

My experience has been that Indonesian Chinese are far, far wealthier than Singaporean Chinese.
Control of 70% of an economy is not the same as ownership 70% of the economy. The Chinese do control the Indonesia economy even today from banking to clove cigarettes.

 

[lcloo]

I am posting this FYI only and as addendum to post#1.

World Chinese Business Network - the matrix of global Chinese business connection


About WCBN
WCBN is a comprehensive online business information network linking ethnic Chinese enterprises and executives all over the world. The bilingual online networking website provides data on Chinese enterprises and corporations in over 120 countries and regions.

WCBN was developed by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) in December 1995 and in October 1999, an enhanced WCBN was launched at the 5th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention with a brand-new design.

As an initiative to improve on the services of WCBN and make it more user-friendly, SCCCI has redeveloped the website and added new features. Users can expect easier access to the vast information available in the database. Besides allowing users to key in simple keywords to search for Chinese enterprises / business associations, potential business partners, trade opportunities and business events that are of interest to them, the newly introduced products and services classifications serve as another avenue to carry out your search more easily and efficiently.







History
The idea for setting up WCBN first arose in 1993, when Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew suggested at the Second WCEC in Hong Kong that networking of ethnic Chinese businesses worldwide be made efficient by providing data on these businesses through the Internet. On December 8 1995, the SCCCI launched the project after months of preparations.





Collaboration with Alibaba.com
SCCCI and Alibaba.com, a leading operator of e-marketplace platforms for businesses engaged in export and domestic trade, jointly developed and launched an e-Marketplace site in February 2002. As a B2B e-commerce platform base for the Chinese business community worldwide, e-Marketplace aims to provide information to facilitate B2B exchange globally, combine B2B features and regional economic characteristics requirements, thereby providing suitable products and services.
Features of the bilingual co-branded site include trade leads, product catalogue, company listing, China supplier, etc. In addition, users are also able to view and create trade leads and company profiles. Users of the site will sign up as members of WCBN and Alibaba.com and thus be entitled to use the features of the site.







Content and Features of WCBN
WCBN is characterised by the following 3 main categories:


Chinese Companies
An extensive listing of ethnic Chinese enterprises from Argentina to Zimbabwe which includes e-mail and website addresses for direct access to facilitate business networking.


Chinese Business Associations
A principal compilation of the main Chinese Chambers and Chinese Business Associations found in all parts of the world.


Global Trade Opportunities
This category is not restricted to ethnic Chinese companies but will list all trade opportunities available from different countries and regions.

WCBN gathers corporate information on ethnic Chinese enterprises straddling the whole world within one single platform. Access to the database is facilitated through simple keyword search or through product and service classifications.






Ongoing Development
WCBN is poised to serve the needs of the global business community. You can expect to see new additions to the database daily. New records and products & services classifications will be introduced and announced over the WCBN homepage. Besides, with the launch of the e-Marketplace, WCBN is moving closer to its aim of evolving into a platform for e-commerce activities and virtual business communities, and becoming the definitive website to source for Chinese enterprises and organisations worldwide.

 

[lcloo]

Addendum #2 World Chinese Entrepreneur Convention- A global convention linking major Overseas Chinese and Greater China companies/ organisations.

About WCEC
The World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention was first conceptualised and organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry to provide a forum for overseas Chinese entrepreneurs to enhance economic co-operation and promote better understanding among overseas Chinese entrepreneurs and business communities worldwide. Being apolitical in nature, its mission is to focus on economic and cultural issues pertaining to Chinese entrepreneurship.

At the inaugural 3-day Convention held on August 10-12 1991 in Singapore, some 800 delegates from 75 cities in 30 countries gathered to discuss economic and socio-cultural issues relating to Chinese entrepreneurship. The immediate success of this first-ever gathering led to a unanimous decision to hold the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention once in every two years. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong and the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce were therefore appointed to be the hosts of the 2nd and 3rd Conventions to be held in Hong Kong and Bangkok.

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong hosted the second World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, on November 22-24 1993. Attracting nearly a thousand ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and overseas, the second Convention was held to examine the latest trends in the world's economic development and the role being played by Chinese entrepreneurs within the fast-changing economic milieu. It also aimed at fostering economic and cultural cooperation and exchanges among Chinese entrepreneurs.

Several resolutions were made at the end of the 2nd Convention. These were:

To establish a "Committee" with representatives of the past and confirmed future organisers of the Convention sitting on the board;

To empower the Committee, during the interval between the last Convention and the next, to handle all matters including the setting down of the criteria for and the eligibility of the applicants, the application procedures, the vetting of all applications as well as the selection of the organiser;

To appoint the selected organiser of each Convention to serve as the secretariat of the Convention.
The third World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, hosted by the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and held in Bangkok on December 2-5 1995, congregated 1,500 ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs originating from 23 countries in five continents. At the end of this 3rd Convention, an announcement was made by the Selection Committee comprising the hosts of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd WCEC (henceforth referred to as the Founder members) that the Chinese Entrepreneurs Society of Canada, based in Vancouver, had been chosen as host for the 4th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention.

The 4th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention was held in Vancouver on August 25-28 1997. Held outside of Asia for the first time, the 4th WCEC adopted the theme of "Telecommunications & Information Technology - Its Impact on the Global Marketplace". It explored the combined impact of telecommunications and information technology on enhancing the global Chinese business network, and their importance in effectively advancing Chinese business capability worldwide. Around 1,300 Chinese entrepreneurs from 20 different countries and regions attended this 4th Convention.

In May 1998, the three Founder members of the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention - Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (CGCC) and Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (TCCC), met in Hong Kong and decided to set up a WCEC secretariat. This is to ensure consistency, continuity and proper co-ordination in the planning and implementation of the biennial Convention and putting in place other activities to strengthen and expand the WCEC network. The meeting proposed that the SCCCI would host the WCEC secretariat in Singapore for the 1st 6-year term commencing from October 1999. SCCCI has thus drafted the Terms of Reference for the WCEC Secretariat.

At the closing ceremony of the 5th WCEC in Melbourne on October 9 1999, SCCCI was appointed to undertake the important task of setting up the WCEC Secretariat for the 1st 6-year term. On the same day, the WCEC Founder Members also announced that All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce had been selected to host the 6th WCEC in Nanjing in the year 2001.

The 6th WCEC, held in Nanjing on September 17-19 2001, was organised by All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the largest and most influential business chamber in the People's Republic of China. It was co-organised by the Nanjing Municipal People's Government, with support by the Chinese Overseas Exchange Association, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. Held for the first time in China, the 6th WCEC successfully brought together some 5,000 delegates, 3,000 of whom flew in from countries and region outside China. The designated theme was "Let World Chinese Entrepreneurs Unite in the New Century, Making Peace, Development and Prosperity our Common Theme'.

The highlight of the 6th WCEC was the rousing speech given by Premier Zhu Rongji. The Premier traced the tremendous economic growth and potential of China. Significantly, he singled out the tremendous contributions and support of the vast numbers of overseas Chinese who had contributed to China's economic development in various ways, and urged all overseas Chinese entrepeneurs to continue to particpate in China's modernisation drive.

The 7th WCEC, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 27-30 2003, was attended by 3,300 delegates from more than 20 countries and regions, representing nearly 100 major organisations around the world. The main theme of the 7th WCEC was "Unity and Integrity - For Global Growth and Prosperity", echoing the sentiment that increased business collaboration among the Chinese entrepreneurs internationally, is instrumental in fostering global linkages in trade and investment for the economic benefit and prosperity of all nations and nationalities. The grand opening ceremony on July 28 was officiated by Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad who delivered the keynote speech. A special pre-luncheon address was presented by Rafidah Aziz, Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry. Three concurrent workshops were organised in the afternoon session on the following topics: K-Economy: Future Direction of Chinese Enterprises; Globalisation: Dawn of a New World Economic Order; and Role and Contributions of Chinese Enterprises in World Economy.

The Korea Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry successfully hosted the 8th WCEC in Seoul on October 9-12 2005. The theme for the 8th WCEC was "Greater Ties with Chinese Entrepreneurs; Enhancing Global Peace and Prosperity".

On September 15-17 2007, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Japan was host of the 9th WCEC. The opening ceremony was held in Kobe on September 15, whilst the closing ceremony took place in Osaka on September 17.

The 10th WCEC was hosted by the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc on November 19-22 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The theme was "World Prosperity through Chinese Entrepreneurship".

In 2011, the 11th WCEC will be hosted once again by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The adopted theme for the 11th WCEC, which will be held on October 5-7 2011, is "New World Order . New Chinese Enterprise . New Impetus".

 

[Aramsogo]

^Its a shame so many of them still like to live on government dole.

This is total garbage. Bottom third, not even statistically significant.

Chinese Americans Wikipedia:


Education

Like many other Asian Americans, Chinese Americans have one of the highest educational attainments in the United States. Chinese Americans often have one of the highest averages in tests such as SAT, GRE etc. Although, verbal scores somewhat lag due to the influx of new immigrants, yet combined SAT scores have also been higher than for most Americans. Chinese Americans are the largest racial group on all but one of the nine fully established University of California campuses. Chinese Americans constitute nearly 13% at the nations top Ivy League universities and as well as a handful of other prestigious institutions around the United States.[25] They also constitute nearly a quarter of all Olympic Seattle Scholarship winners.[26] They make up at least 25% of the undergraduate student body at UC Berkley while making less than 2% of the American population, and are more likely to attend college, go to graduate school, and earn higher income than most ethnic groups in the United States.[27]

With their above average educational attainment rates Chinese Americans from all social backgrounds have achieved significant advances in their educational levels, income, life expectancy and other social indicators as the financial and socioeconomic opportunities offered by the United States have lift many Chinese Americans out of poverty joining the ranks of the American upper middle class. According to the 2009 U.S. Census Bureau of Labor Statistics, 51.9% of all Chinese Americans have attained at least a bachelor's degree (compared to just 27.9% nationally and 49.7% for all Asian American groups). 54.8% of Chinese American men attained a bachelors degree and 49.3% of Chinese American women attained a bachelors degree. 26.2% of all Chinese Americans in the United States possess a master’s, doctorate or other professional degree, which is roughly two and a half times the national average. 54.0% of Chinese Americans work in many white collar professions compared 35.7% for the general American population.[28]

Employment

Many Chinese Americans work in management, professional, and related occupations such as engineering, medicine, investment banking, law, and academia. They make up two percent of working physicians in the United States. They also hold some of the lowest unemployment rates in nation with a figure of 4.8% compared to a national rate of 9.1%.[29][28]

In 2007, there were over 109,614 Chinese-owned firms in the U.S., employing more than 780,000 workers, and generating more than $128 billion in revenue.[30]