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How many Americans are living in China?
There are some 3.8 million “Overseas Chinese” living in the USA, equating to about 1.2% of the population in the USA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Chinese
Are there as many (or an equal percentage of China’s population) living in China? Something like 3.8 to 15 million Americans in China?
Might China’s 40+ million persons living overseas in various countries constitute a trade imbalance in exporting their population?
To balance this out a bit, should the PRC offer free 10-year visas, social security payments, low-income housing, good schools, and the right of free speech to foreigners and their family members wishing to reside there. Or, should other countries simply stop importing Chinese citizens?
This is a hard number to pin down. Americans are not required to register with the American Embassy so there’s no exact count of those living in the country. The following information does not include Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan.
In the 2006-7 academic year, the latest for which figures are available, 11,064 Americans studied in China, a large jump from 1995-96, when only 1,396 Americans studied there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/educat…
This number does not include those who bring their families with them. It only counts the actual students.
The number of American teachers in China is unknown. It is probably in the thousands and that number does not include family members.
AmCham-China’s (American Chamber of Commerce–Beijing) membership comprises more than 2,700 individuals from over 1,200 companies. Once again, this does not include family members, only the individual. This is only for Beijing and Tianjin and does not include every business person/family in Beijing as membership in AmCham is not required. http://www.amchamchina.org/article/1
AmCham Shanghai: 4000 http://www.amcham-shanghai.org/AmChamPor…
AmCham South China: number not published
AmCham Central China: number not published
AmCham West China: number not published
The American Embassy in Beijing alone employs 1100 people. The Shanghai and Guangzhou Embassies/Consulates employ approximately half that number: 550. The Consulates in Chengdu and Shenyang employ around 100 each. Once again, this does not include families. (Source: J. Lee, US employee of State Department in Beijing.)
The largest expatriate communities are located in the largest cities: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, etc. From there, you can go to provincial capitals and find expat communities there.
I hope this has helped somewhat, even though it’s not a clear number!
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