It would be extremely difficult for them to integrate into chinese society either, this is not a long term solution, on idea why even the islamic countries like Bangladesh, malaysia, pakistan don't want to accepts the Rohingyas.
I agree. Please follow my posts from #17 or better yet please look at the thread from the start. Already Islamic countries host many of them:
Rohingya people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Total population
1,424,000–2,000,000
[1]
Regions with significant populations
Burma (
Arakan),
Bangladesh,
Malaysia,
Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia,
Thailand,
Indonesia,
India
Burma 800,000
[2][3]
Saudi Arabia 400,000
Bangladesh 300,000
[4]
Pakistan 200,000
[5][6][7]
Thailand 100,000
[8]
Malaysia 35,000
[9]
Languages
Rohingya
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bengali people
Burmese Indians"
I think there is some in Indonesia and India as well. I don't know correct figure but unofficial number in Bangladesh is more than a million. I think the correct total number is around 3 million.
Myanmar state policy is to drive them out of Myanmar. Since they are ethnically similar to people of Chittagong and their dialect is similar to Chittagonian local dialect (I know because I have been to Chittagong), they claim that they are illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Its possible that there might be some migration during British rule, but it is also possible that most used to be local indigenous people there, just like Buddhist Tibeto Burman Rakhines in Arakan. Note that Arakan used to have close history with its neighbor Chittagong region. Here is some info about history of Chittagong:
Chittagong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The excavation of
Neolithic fossils and tools in
Sitakunda,
Chittagong District indicate the presence of Stone Age settlements in the region as early as the third millennium BCE.
[19] The earliest historical records of the
Port of Chittagong date back to the 4th century BC, when sailors from the area embarked on voyages to Southeast Asia. The 2nd century Graeco-Roman geographer
Ptolemy mentioned the port on his map as one of the finest harbours in Asia and the eastern frontier of the Indian subcontinent.
[20] The 7th century traveling Chinese scholar and poet
Xuanzang described it as "a sleeping beauty emerging from mists and water".
[21][22]
The region was part of the ancient Bengali Buddhist kingdoms of
Harikela and
Samatata. According to Tibetan chronicles, the area was the capital of the Buddhist king
Govindachandra and the site of a major monastery called
Pandit Vihara.
Arab and
Persian traders arrived in the 8th century, and the region emerged as a major trading centre on the
maritime silk route, renowned for its pearls, rice, and textiles.
[23] Chittagong also attracted many Sufi missionaries who settled in the region and played an instrumental role in the spread of Islam.
[21][17] In 1231, Chittagong was seized by the
Deva dynasty under the reign of Damodaradeva.
[24]
Sultan
Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah of
Sonargaon conquered Chittagong in 1340.
[25] He constructed a highway from Chittagong to
Chandpur and ordered the construction of lavish mosques and tombs.
[26]The Moroccan explorer
Ibn Battuta visited the city in 1443 and sailed from the port to
Canton in
China.
[27] The Italian merchant
Niccolò de' Conti visited the city around the same time as Battuta.
[28]In the mid-15th century, the Chinese
Treasure Fleet of
Admiral Zheng He anchored in the port during numerous imperial missions to the
Sultanate of Bengal.
[29] The
Ottoman Empire utilized the shipyards of Chittagong to build its
naval forces.
[30] After the defeat of Mahmud Shah at the hands of Sher Shah in 1538, the Arakanese
Kingdom of Mrauk U conquered Chittagong. The Portuguese established
merchant communities on the banks of the Karnaphuli in 1528. In collusion with
Magh pirates and the Arakanese, Portuguese traders dominated the area for more than a century.
[31][32] The Mughal commander
Shayestha Khan and his son
Buzurg Umed Khan expelled the Arakanese from the area in 1666 and established Mughal rule there. After the Arakanese expulsion, Islamabad, as the area came to be known, economically progressed. This can mainly be attributed to an efficient system of land-grants to selected
diwans or
faujdars to clear massive areas of hinterland and start cultivation. The Mughals, similar to the Afghans who came earlier, also built mosques having a rich contribution to the architecture in the area. What is called Chittagong today also began to have improved connections with the rest of Mughal Bengal.
[7][28][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]"
Whatever the real story is about the origin of Rohingya people, since Myanmar Buddhist people are dead set against integrating this population, I support the following idea:
- Bangladesh and perhaps some other Muslim countries reach a deal with Myanmar to take them in after talks sponsored by China, OIC and ASEAN
- there should be some financial compensation to repatriate them and create jobs for them in the countries who take them in, the great majority or bulk should be taken in by Bangladesh
- Myanmar must provide road and rail link transit from Bangladesh to China, Laos and Thailand
- Myanmar should provide support and no objection if Bangladesh wants to become a member of ASEAN in the future
Also please look at Myanmar members comment here:
BANGLADESH-MYANMAR TIES Strengthening connectivity is of strategic imperative
Rohingya is the only major issue between Bangladesh and Myanmar. We need Chinese, ASEAN and OIC help and participation to resolve this issue once and for all. This will mean that Rohingya refugee's from China and other places will also have a place to go. If we can solve this problem for Myanmar, then Myanmar may come back from West's embrace back to China and allow China to build roads and railways to reach Bangladesh and Sonadia deep sea port in Bangladesh. This may also allow China to build a naval base near Sonadia:
Dhaka, Beijing to seal the deal on deep-sea port
Sonadia deep-sea port on board
Adding a pearl: China looks for a naval base in Bangladesh
Note this Awami League current govt. led by Hasina is an Indian puppet and true to form going back on promises made to China and giving Sonadia project to India to improve relations with Modi (Hasina used to be closer to Congress and spent $20 million in last election to help Congress, Modi's rival):
Indian Adani Group (Gujarat based, has ties with Modi) eyes Sonadia deep sea port
We Bangladeshi's are waiting for Chinese intervention, but India is scoring goal in empty field and creating facts on the ground, which is against both Chinese and Bangladesh national interest.