Social Science
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Lingyu Xu
Lingyu Xu
Institution: School of Sociology and Political Science, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, 230601
Email: Lingyu.xu@ahu.edu.cn
Scholars normally explore China’s international migration policy through a pure social sciences lens. This article aims to investigate the policy evolution trajectory, adding a linguistic viewpoint. It explores the question of how the word ‘foreigner’ changed to reflect shifting policies. Theoretically, it engages historical institutionalism and focuses on the critical junctures in Chinese history, especially after 1949. Methodologically, it uses document interrogation. To collect data, it mainly relies on Chinese encyclopaedic dictionaries (e.g. The Great Chinese Dictionary, Chinese Etymology Dictionary), Chinese historical ancient books, the Peking University Law database [PKULAW] and some regulation compilation books. In China, a variety of words can signify ‘foreigner’ (Waiqiao, Waiguoren, Yimin), yet each word has another connotation. Waiqiao suggests that China regards foreigners from an ethnic and cultural perspective, revealing an ethnic orientation of the policy makers in Chinese immigration policies in the 1950s. Waiguoren has a more political undertone and strengthens the administrative orientation of immigration policies after the 1960s. While, as a more recent phenomenon, the use of Yimin is a sign for the turn of integration-oriented policies. By differentiating those terms and clarifying their applications in different historical periods, we expect to unveil a clear link between the use of the different terms and China’s immigration policy changes.
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2024 November | 67 | 67 |
2024 October | 98 | 98 |
2024 September | 89 | 89 |
2024 August | 72 | 72 |
2024 July | 67 | 67 |
2024 June | 53 | 53 |
2024 May | 61 | 61 |
2024 April | 77 | 77 |
2024 March | 76 | 76 |
2024 February | 55 | 55 |
2024 January | 59 | 59 |
2023 December | 61 | 61 |
2023 November | 71 | 71 |
2023 October | 46 | 46 |
2023 September | 38 | 38 |
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2023 February | 1 | 1 |
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2022 December | 35 | 35 |
2022 November | 62 | 62 |
2022 October | 33 | 33 |
2022 September | 39 | 39 |
2022 August | 49 | 49 |
2022 July | 50 | 50 |
2022 June | 98 | 98 |
2022 May | 29 | 29 |
Total | 1652 | 1652 |
Show by month | Manuscript | Video Summary |
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2024 November | 67 | 67 |
2024 October | 98 | 98 |
2024 September | 89 | 89 |
2024 August | 72 | 72 |
2024 July | 67 | 67 |
2024 June | 53 | 53 |
2024 May | 61 | 61 |
2024 April | 77 | 77 |
2024 March | 76 | 76 |
2024 February | 55 | 55 |
2024 January | 59 | 59 |
2023 December | 61 | 61 |
2023 November | 71 | 71 |
2023 October | 46 | 46 |
2023 September | 38 | 38 |
2023 August | 24 | 24 |
2023 July | 47 | 47 |
2023 June | 39 | 39 |
2023 May | 51 | 51 |
2023 April | 53 | 53 |
2023 March | 48 | 48 |
2023 February | 1 | 1 |
2023 January | 4 | 4 |
2022 December | 35 | 35 |
2022 November | 62 | 62 |
2022 October | 33 | 33 |
2022 September | 39 | 39 |
2022 August | 49 | 49 |
2022 July | 50 | 50 |
2022 June | 98 | 98 |
2022 May | 29 | 29 |
Total | 1652 | 1652 |