…Thousands of foreign workers have entered Vietnam and are now working at construction sites, especially those contracted by China like Quang Ninh thermal-electric Plant, Ninh Binh Cement Factory, Lam Dong Bauxite Mine, and others in Hai Phong, Ca Mau, Tay Ninh… After working hours, Chinese males have no hesitation in marrying Vietnamese girls at every opportunity. As such, the number of Sino-Viet families keeps growing, and numerous men from the northern neighboring country are ‘deeply rooted’ on Vietnam’s soil as sons-in-law. Getting married, giving birth to children, building houses and settling in Vietnam, step by step, quite a lot of illegal immigrant laborers have turned into legal citizens…
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First, Chinese neighborhoods, then Chinese quarters. What’s next ?
Le Chan Nhan (Dan tri) * Phương Thảo (Danlambao) Translated - During the 28th Nov. 2016 session of the National Assembly, deputies raised an issue of alarming concern regarding a bill of immigration, emigration and residence for foreigners in Vietnam, mostly Chinese, who are “forming neighborhoods and quarters in some localities”.
According to deputy Tran Ngoc Vinh, thousands of foreign workers have immigrated to Vietnam and are now working at construction sites, especially those succesfully bid by China: Quang Ninh thermal-electric Plant, Ninh Binh Cement Factory, Lam Dong Bauxite Mine, and others in Hai Phong, Ca Mau,Tay Ninh…
Generally referred to as foreign workers, but it is common knowledge that they are essentially Chinese. They are almost everywhere: from the northern boundary to the southernmost Ca Mau; from the central highlands to the coastal provinces and south-eastern regions. They live in neighborhoods or in quarters. Vietnamese locals follow suit, forming streets with billboards, signs similar to those in Chinese communities. The press recently reported an example of a Chinese section that has appeared in Binh Duong province.
Immigrating to Vietnam as tourists, the Chinese remain in the country and then work in construction sites run by Chinese contractors. It’s difficult to have the exact numbers of workers who have or haven’t got the work permit. In Vung Ang economic zone alone, only 1,100 foreigners are issued with work permits while there are actually as many as 2,600 employed in the zone - 1,526 of these people are Chinese.
Bidding for work in Vietnam, Chinese contractors have managed to send their employees to Vietnam to “scramble” for jobs. In the meantime, domestic unemployment rate keeps rising, and it’s almost impossible for Vietnamese workers to get a job at Chinese-contracted factories.
On the other hand, Chinese doctors - whether they are medically qualified remains to be seen - practise in illegal offices in major cities, and many patients have suffered serious consequences. Strangely, for unknown reasons, this alone seems to have gotten out of control.
Things are no different in the Central highland bauxite mines. Chinese laborers move in and form separate sections to work and live in. After working hours, Chinese males have no hesitation in looking for Vietnamese wives at every opportunity. So, the number of Sino-Viet families keeps growing; many Chinese males are ‘deeply rooted’ on Vietnam’s soil as sons-in-law. Getting married, giving birth to children, and settling in Vietnam, they- illegal immigrant workers previously – have now become legal citizens.
Considering the act of sending their workforce into Vietnam like what the Chinese contractors have been doing, it’ll take about a dozen of years for the Sino population in Vietnam to rapidly grow and flourish. When that time comes, not surprisingly, there will be neither Chinese neighborhoods nor Chinese quarters, but Chinese large communities all over this country.
Vietnamese authorities can’t fail to recognize the Chinese strategy of “corroding” Vietnam their own way.
