Chinese Century Colonising the Globe Bananas Confe

The Chinese Century:Colonising the Globe – and NZ: 

The Chinese Century: Colonising the Globe – and NZ Professor Paul Spoonley College of Humanities and Social Sciences Bananas NZ Going Global 19 August 2007

Homeland China: 

Homeland China Economic Superpower 10% GDP growth rate for last 20 years Pearl River delta – 45 million people in a continuous urban area Key actor in new global knowledge economy Remain a control and command economy? Rigid political system Bureaucracy Controlled media Will China become a market economy and a good global citizen?

Homeland China: 

Homeland China Science and Innovation R&D Investment USA China ($12 billion) Japan Science Papers China = 25% (2004) Patents Chinese investment patent applications have increased by 23% every year since 2000 China is engaged in the largest mobilisation of scientific resources since JFK embarked on the moon race Demos (2007)

Homeland China: 

Homeland China Talent Pool #1 4.5 million enter university annually (7 million apply) China accounts for 13% of world’s tertiary enrolments University district around Beijing graduates as many engineers as the whole of Western Europe Chinese scientists returning from overseas – 170,000 per year

Diaspora China: 

Diaspora China Permanent Diaspora 33 million Chinese live outside China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (12 million in 1960, 22 million in 1985) Majority of these descendents of migrants from Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang Skilled  Australia, NZ, Canada and USA Unskilled  Europe, East Asia Temporary Diaspora Students Chinese largest group in Canada, NZ, Japan USA 64,000 Japan 33,000 NZ 30,000 Tourists USA 800,00 pa

Diaspora China: 

Diaspora China Largest Economies 2007 USA Japan Germany 2030 (?) China USA ⅔ investment in China comes from diaspora Chinese

Disapora China: 

Disapora China Cultural Globalisation Chinese influence on icons of western societies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (nominated for 10 Oscars and highest grossing foreign film ever in USA) Dina Gan A. Magazine Eastern Standard Time Irene Shen

China Prophecies: 

China Prophecies A country of emigration to immigration 100 million births “averted” each decade Ageing population by mid-2020s Fertility rate: 1.8 (2.1) Labour surplus to labour shortage Political and economic dominance Cheerleader for open or closed economies?

China Prophecies: 

China Prophecies The rise of Asian values Family first Boys (118) vs girls (100) Techno- and trade-nationalism Made in China brand E-China Language? Global media outreach (Chinese Al-Jezeera)

Auckland 2016: 

Auckland 2016

Chinese New Zealand/New Zealand Chinese: 

Chinese New Zealand/New Zealand Chinese Why stay? Sojourners vs permanent migrants Why visit? Tourists Students Temporary work/business visas

Chinese New Zealand/New Zealand Chinese: 

Chinese New Zealand/New Zealand Chinese Generation E From Asian geek to glamour? Language and culture of 2nd generation +? Will they stay? Breakthrough leadership/influence

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Professor Paul Spoonley College of Humanities and Social Sciences