ABSTRACT
Migration studies is one of the most interesting areas of sociology, and has been carried out for many years. In colonial times, for example, for political needs, the imperial states sent migrants to the colonies to help with their governance. Today, the direction and trend of migration has changed. More and more citizens in less-developed countries immigrate to the relatively developed countries through a variety of legal and illegal means to pursue greater economic interests or better living environments. China is a typical immigrant-exporting country. As early as a century ago, there were a large number of southeast Chinese residents who immigrated to Southeast Asia, Europe, and America in search of gold. Currently there are tens of thousands of Chinese citizens each year who move around the world. A large number of scholars have written useful discussions describing their living conditions, adaptation, and assimilation, which play an important role in Chinese national policymaking and have enriched international migration theory (Wu, 1989: 257–273; Zhou Min and Bao Aibin, 1995: 17–23; Zhou Min and Guo Nan, 2006: 175–216; Zhuang Guotu, 2000; Li Minghuan, 2002: 594–628; Qiu Liben, 2000: 5–36; Zhou Nanjing, 2001: 125–176; Li An Shan, 2003: 27–76).
