Chinese either to the British, or to other
attitudes
definitely have cultural,
countries. Their negative
social and historical roots. For
many dynasties in China's long history, even migration within China was
not allowed, much less naturalization. This policy is undoubtedly
related to the high value the Chinese give to the family system. It is
obvious that for the Chinese, the extended family and its members have
formed the most fundamental social, economical and cultural lives.
"Family is everything, everything is family" is the most appropriate
expression on the importance of family. Job, pride, duty, obligation,
right, privilege, status, so on and so forth; almost everything is give
and take from this extended family system. When a society is lacking in
and is completely lacking in social welfare, the
civil consciousness,
family is the only safety net to bridge the gap between young and old in
order to keep the family roots. It is thus understandable for a regime
to impose a law to keep one in his family to
prevent social disorder.
When this becomes so old and rooted in practice,
this practice is hard
to remove. China was and still is pressed for more open door policies.
Emigration began to increase in places around the coastal provinces,
and Kwansei,
family
consideration in the eyes of Chinese
issues arose because of the racist
especially in Kwongtung, Fukien, Yingnang and
disintegration became a serious
authorities. When human rights
crisis of the coolies in America,
protection became an issue that every
regime has, and still is, being tested for, as a symbol of her ability
Historically, all regimes have reacted negatively
and mandate to rule.
to naturalization of overseas Chinese, to avoid losing face,
consider emigration and naturalization as a symbol of running away from
China because of misrule. The PRC's refusal to recognize the status
since they
of
Chinese British
subjects in Hong Kong is thus very much inherited from
Chinese tradition, and is a historical phenomenon.
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