Abstract
Survey results of this study have showed that: The Chinese new immigrants in Bangkok have a consistency on ethnic identity; they all agree that they are Chinese. However, on the national identity and cultural identity, the identity of them has multi-tendency. There are 45.29% respondents identify China, 30.63% respondents identify Thailand, and 24.08% respondents identify both China and Thailand. The degree of identifying China of them has declined with the increase of their settlement years in Bangkok; however, their degree of identifying Thailand has increased with the increase of settlement years in Bangkok. The cultural identity is very complicated, they are increasingly accepting and identifying Thai culture with the increase of their settlement years in Bangkok; however, they did not deny or abandon Chinese culture, lots of people still identify Chinese culture. Especially in the identity of traditional culture, in general, the degree of identifying Chinese traditional culture of them has declined with the increase of their settlement years in Bangkok; however, the proportion of people who identify Chinese traditional culture is still much higher than people who identify Thai traditional culture.
Highlights
With the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the implementation of the national “Belt and Road” strategy, a large number of Chinese people have traveled to Thailand to work and study, forming a new Chinese group in Bangkok, Thailand, namely “new Chinese immigrants”
This paper mainly studies the identity of new Chinese immigrants in Bangkok through questionnaire survey
The study mainly surveys from the following three aspects: ethnic identity, national identity, and cultural identity; intended to let people have a comprehensive understanding of the identity of new Chinese immigrants in Bangkok
Summary
With the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the implementation of the national “Belt and Road” strategy, a large number of Chinese people have traveled to Thailand to work and study, forming a new Chinese group in Bangkok, Thailand, namely “new Chinese immigrants”. They are active in all aspects of Thai society and play a very important role in Thai society. Knowing about the identity of new Chinese immigrants in Bangkok, on one hand, it will help Thai government formulate a national policy that is in line with national conditions, promoting the harmonious development of society. The study mainly surveys from the following three aspects: ethnic identity, national identity, and cultural identity; intended to let people have a comprehensive understanding of the identity of new Chinese immigrants in Bangkok
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