Is China an immigrant country?

In the English-speaking world, immigrant countries mainly refer to colonial countries established by Europeans, including the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa. Most of the population in these countries are recent immigrants or descendants of immigrants, and they are still absorbing foreign immigrants on a large scale. In the demographic sense, immigrant countries can also refer to countries with a considerable proportion of immigrants. For example, in Switzerland, Israel, Saudi Arabia and other countries, the proportion of migrants in the total population exceeds 20%. In any case, China is not an immigrant country.

However, the number of foreign residents in China is also rising rapidly. According to United Nations statistics, the floating population in China increased from 654.38+376 million in 1990 to 590,000 in 2005. According to the census in 20 10, there are as many as 593,000 foreigners living in China. If compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are counted, the total number of overseas immigrants has reached 6.5438+0.02 million, among which there are many people with high academic qualifications or high skills.