Examining the Demographic Changes of the Ethnic Chinese in Vietnam Since 1975

Authors

Ramses AMER, Department of Oriental Languages, Stockholm University, SwedenFollow

Abstract

This study examines demographic developments of the ethnic Chinese in Vietnam since 1975. It begins with the patterns of demographic change since the mid-1970s that shows a considerable decline in the number of Chinese as indicated by the official censuses of 1976 and 1979. The period was characterized by large-scale migration of the Chinese out of the former Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV or North Vietnam) and the former Republic of Vietnam (ROV or South Vietnam). The policies of socialist transformation were a major factor in the exodus from the South while in the North it was the deterioration in relations between Vietnam and China that triggered the exodus. The Chinese population has continued to diminish up to 2009 but at a more moderate pace than in the late 1970s.

Recommended Citation

AMER, Ramses (2013) "Examining the Demographic Changes of the Ethnic Chinese in Vietnam Since 1975," Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies: Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://mjcs.newera.edu.my/journal/vol2/iss1/1