Will China, which has joined the International Organization for Migration, accept refugees?

Another important function of the International Organization for Migration is to participate in immigration and receive refugees. According to the statistics of UNHCR, the number of international refugees reached 20 million in 20 15, and Europe is currently experiencing the largest refugee tide after World War II. According to the data released by the International Organization for Migration not long ago, more than one million immigrants and refugees entered Europe in 20 15, most of whom were refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq who fled the war.

In fact, China has received refugees before, such as Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s and 1980s.

According to the statistics of UNHCR, as of August 20 14, China has received about 3 10000 refugees, most of whom came from Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Will China's accession to the International Organization for Migration lead to a massive influx of refugees into China?

The answer is obviouslyno. Last April, the Report on China's International Migration compiled by China and Globalization Think Tank showed that China was becoming a refugee receiving country. But from a global perspective, the number of refugees received by China is almost negligible. On the other hand, accepting refugees is not a mandatory obligation, and countries will negotiate to determine the specific share.

Wang believes that many mature experiences of the International Organization for Migration can be used for reference by China to help China receive refugees in a more orderly and standardized way.

"It is time for China to deeply participate in global governance. China hopes to assume more international responsibilities, which must include receiving refugees. " Wang said that China is now the second largest economy in the world, and properly accepting refugees is an international humanitarian obligation and a manifestation of the responsibility of big countries.