{"id":13142,"date":"2024-03-13T17:13:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=13142"},"modified":"2024-03-13T17:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:13:24","slug":"why-are-so-many-chinese-crossing-the-southern-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=13142","title":{"rendered":"Why are so many Chinese crossing the southern border?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“The migrants say they are leaving due to a slump in China\u2019s economy as it struggles to rebound from the COVID pandemic, as well as to escape strict lockdowns and restrictions.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe unemployment rate is very high. People cannot find work,\u201d Xi Yan, a Chinese writer who crossed the border in April, told the Associated Press. <\/a>\u201cFor small business owners, they cannot sustain their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, China\u2019s unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds reached 21.3%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.<\/a> Sin Yen Ling, a spokesperson for the Asian American civil rights group Chinese for Affirmative Action, told the Austin American-Statesman<\/a> that Beijing\u2019s “recent crackdown on industries such as tech, real estate and education where young people have traditionally sought jobs have contributed to the high unemployment rate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visas granted to Chinese nationals to work, visit or study in the U.S. have also become increasingly hard to come by,<\/a> leading to the spike in finding alternate ways into the country due to recent tensions between China and the U.S.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/why-are-so-many-chinese-crossing-the-southern-border-172637085.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The migrants say they are leaving due to a slump in China\u2019s economy as it struggles to rebound from the COVID pandemic, as well as to escape strict lockdowns and restrictions.
\n\u201cThe unemployment rate is very high. People cannot find work,\u201d Xi Yan, a Chinese writer who crossed the border in April, told the Associated Press. \u201cFor small business owners, they cannot sustain their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

In June, China\u2019s unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds reached 21.3%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Sin Yen Ling, a spokesperson for the Asian American civil rights group Chinese for Affirmative Action, told the Austin American-Statesman that Beijing\u2019s “recent crackdown on industries such as tech, real estate and education where young people have traditionally sought jobs have contributed to the high unemployment rate.”<\/p>\n

Visas granted to Chinese nationals to work, visit or study in the U.S. have also become increasingly hard to come by, leading to the spike in finding alternate ways into the country due to recent tensions between China and the U.S.”<\/p>\n

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