From Outlaws to Overseas Chinese Citizens: Changes in Policy Toward Emigration under the Late Qing and the Republican Governments

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Visbeen, Kim (2017)

From Outlaws to Overseas Chinese Citizens: Changes in Policy Toward Emigration under the Late Qing and the Republican Governments

Bachelor thesis | Chinastudies (BA)

The Qing government made at the end of its reign far-reaching changes in regard to its emigration policy. By establishing diplomatic relations, offering education and reforming emigration policies, the late Qing strengthened ties with overseas Chinese.The changes made by the Qing led to a new kind of relationship between the state and its overseas subjects. I argue that the Qing government established a shift in the representation of emigrations as they were previously stateless outlaws but now represented as overseas Chinese citizens. Furthermore, I argue that the Qing state started policy changes and strategies that further developed during the Republican era.Under the Republican governments, generating support from the overseas Chinese became increasingly important.

Author: Visbeen, Kim

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: Chinastudies

Supervisors: Teh, Limin

ECTS Credits: 10

Language: en

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From Outlaws to Overseas Chinese Citizens: Changes in Policy Toward Emigration under the Late Qing and the Republican Governments