The "Identity" Puzzlement of the New Generation of Overseas Chinese

According to a report by China News Service on the 27th, Jiang Xinting is a typical oriental beauty with dim eyebrows and a smart smile. Not long ago, she began to feel confused about her "identity": she was born in Chinese mainland, grew up in Uganda, went to Canada to study for a degree, and now lives in Hong Kong. She said that although she has Canadian citizenship, people often ask her face to face: Are you from China?

Questions like this have been encountered by overseas Chinese all over the world who participated in the 8th "World Outstanding Chinese Youth Tour to China" in Xi 'an.

As a third-generation immigrant, Malaysian businessman Lin introduced himself bluntly: I am a Malaysian, and my ancestral home is in China. He said that his family still named his descendants according to the genealogy, and his grandfather's tombstone was clearly engraved, and he was born in Yushan Village, Hainan. These all stem from the silent adherence to the traditional culture of China.

A new generation of Filipino Chinese, represented by Yang, likes to identify themselves with "overseas Chinese in the Philippines" and is proud of it. Because Chinese with "black hair and yellow skin" have taken root all over the world, their contribution to local economic development is unique.

Deng Rong Hao, a 32-year-old Costa Rican, believes that objectively speaking, China people can have two homes. When they go to China, they feel at home, and the country where they live is no exception.

Zhang Shengyu, who founded a cultural media company in South Korea, said that he never applied for Korean citizenship because he saw that China has a vast territory, rich resources, rapid economic development and more room for personal development.

Liu Yanjuan, vice chairman of the San Antonio Chinese Federation in Houston, USA, said that in the United States, some Chinese children regard themselves as "authentic Americans" and are unwilling to go to Chinese schools. They don't know much about China, much less are interested in it. From them, we can see all kinds of rebellions against the values of our fathers and the profound imprint of contemporary western culture. Similarly, in order to let more Indonesian Chinese solve the confusion of "who am I", Jiang Rui, a sixth-generation Indonesian immigrant, opened Wenqiao Trilingual School in Bali, Indonesia, and made great efforts to this end.

Xu Lin, deputy inspector of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office in the State Council, China, pointed out that the "China Tour of Outstanding Chinese Youth in the World" is an activity planned and organized by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office in the State Council, China and the China Overseas Exchange Association in recent years for the new generation of overseas Chinese, especially the emerging Chinese youth in various fields. Its purpose is to let outstanding Chinese youths around the world feel the profound Chinese culture, the achievements and opportunities of China's development and seek common cooperation and development through a series of activities such as special lectures, visits and exchanges.

He said that many children in China have truly understood their "roots" through personal experience and gained a three-dimensional understanding of their country of origin.

During the interview, the new generation of Chinese reached a common understanding: through the understanding of the country of origin, as well as the growing strength of China and the increasing influence of the international community in recent years, more confidence and pride have been conveyed to overseas Chinese.

As Liu Yanjuan, who has taken China children to "root-seeking trips" for many times, said, this is not a political task, nor is it a profit-making activity. When we see more and more young people in China through various forms of activities, "Chinese roots" will grow and sprout in our hearts, so that everyone can deeply feel its significance. ( www.liuxue86.com )