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Asian immigration to Australia refers to immigration to Australia from part of the continent of Asia, which includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.The first major wave of Asian immigration to Australia occurred in the late 19th century, but the exclusionary White Australia policy, which was implemented to restrict non-European immigration, made it difficult for many Asian ...
Chinese immigrants to Australia at the Pageant of Nations, Sydney Town Hall, 1938. ... moving 2,564 people in and 2,569 back to China, leaving a deficit of five ...
However, there were very few Chinese women migrating to Australia. At one point in the 1860s the numbers of Chinese in Australia was around 40,000. Of these, it is believed only 12, were women. [7] This gender imbalance meant that Chinese men married women of European descent but many had it in their hearts to return to China.
The 1850s and 1860s saw the largest pre-federation Chinese migration to Australia, with numbers peaking around 40,000. These numbers were only reached again after the abolition of the White Australia policy in 1973. Gold was found at several places in Australia in 1851 but significant Chinese migration to join the diggers only began late in ...
The Chinese government, Chinese companies, and Chinese organisations also have strong interests in Australia and can provide an extensive support network for Chinese immigrants to Australia. Because China restricted emigration up until 1983, prior to this year, most Chinese people came to Australia from Hong Kong (then a British colony, now a ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) -China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Australia and New Zealand next week, officials from both countries said on Thursday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony ...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting Thursday, officials said. Australia earlier announced that Li would land in the Australian city of Adelaide on June ...
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