[Note to readers: This post is by Xin Li, who asked me to post it for him due to internet issues. Any mistakes in posting are mine, with apologies. Dr. Kamp] In my final blog, I will discuss BRI, the role of Chinese nationalism, and Chinese migrant workers through the reflection of a conversation I […]
Author: Xin Li
Overview of Belt and Road Policy and Migration
Part I. Overview of the Belt and Road Initiative Chinese people take a lot of pride in the country’s global initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative. Known to Chinese citizens as the “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) policy, its establishment was one of the exciting moments to many, following the host of 2008 […]
China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative and Labor Migration in Eurasia
For my final blogs, I will be discussing China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI) and its impact on labor migration. In our class, we had a brief discussion on Chinese companies doing construction works overseas and bringing Chinese workers as a common business practice. However, such practice has fueled clashes and dismay among countries that […]
NELM Can’t Explain Labor Migration from Uzbekistan
The new economics of labor migration (NELM) uses family unit as the unit of analysis. On the surface, it looks like it is a perfect theory that can be used to explain the labor migration situation in Uzbekistan. From Sophie Massot’s article, we learned that the Uzbek society is heavily family-driven, and the decision to […]
Use of Female Labors as the Soviet Solution to Labor Shortage before 1970
The discussion in the lecture on using female labors as the soviet solution to labor shortage reminded me of some popular Chinese propaganda from the Great Leap Era, where a giant poster reads “women can hold up half of the sky”. It is known to a saying from Mao Zedong. This public poster has left […]