ABSTRACT
Many of the Communist sympathizers moved back to China, and the rest could choose between Chinese and local citizenship. The sensitivity of the overseas Chinese business community to the People's Republic of China (PRC) nationalistic message has to do with economic interest. In Europe in particular, delegations almost invariably engage in sightseeing trips, typically accompanied by representatives of local overseas Chinese associations. The importance of native-place and surname associations in traditional overseas Chinese communities is derived from pre-Communist South Chinese society. The discourse of belonging of this transnational community clearly rests upon the ideological model. The Chinese press devoted little thought to the contrast between China's nominal "socialism" and Hungary's transition to a free-market democracy. Chinese trading companies and restaurants provide job opportunities for an increasing number of Hungarians. Hungarian politicians are yet to include "non-traditional minorities" in their vision of the development of Hungarian society.
