Does China Matter to the Chinese Overseas? A Case Study of Malaysian Chinese Businesses

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ID6017233
AuthorsTan Miau Ing (0000-0001-9129-6641, University of Malaya), Miau Ing Tan, Lee Kam Hing (0009-0004-2224-0088, New Era College), Kam Hing Lee, Lee Kean Yew (0000-0002-2313-4066, University of Malaya), Kean Yew Lee
Year2024
Volume17
Issue2
Pages129-160
Publication date2024-02-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranslocal Chinese East Asian Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2452-2007 • E-ISSN: 2452-2015
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/24522015-17020004
OpenAlexW4392148822
LanguageEN
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Do businesses owned or operated by the Chinese diaspora engage more with China than businesses owned by non-ethnic Chinese? To answer this question, ethnic Chinese owned companies listed on the Malaysian stock exchange were compared with non-Chinese owned/controlled on the extent of their business in China. Of some 800 listed companies as of December 2017, 547 or 68% are Malaysian Chinese companies. Of the latter, some 18.4%, conduct business in China compared to just 8.5% among the non-ethnic Chinese listed companies. This finding needs to be qualified first, by the fact that the companies’ presence in China may not represent a major portion of their business. As some firms do not separate their China- from other Asian businesses, the extent of China engagement is likely to be underestimated. Second, while economic motives were responsible for their presence in China, “cultural citizenship” and family business patriarchs being first or second generations could help explain their affinity to China

Business · China · Chinese market · Diaspora · Ethnic chinese · Ethnic group · Political science · Stock exchange · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Finance

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