The Overseas Chinese in Tonga
Aug 12, 2011 23:01:21 GMT -5
Post by helen on Aug 12, 2011 23:01:21 GMT -5
The Overseas Chinese in Tonga - James To
www.tokyofoundation.org/en/topics/sylff/the-overseas-chinese-in-tonga
The earliest ethnic Chinese arrived there as Anglican priests in the 1920s. It was not until 1974 that the first Taiwanese businessman settled there, and thereupon began a gradual increase in the Overseas Chinese (OC) population--mainly from Taiwan, with some from Hong Kong and some students from the People's Republic of China after the 1989 Tiananmen Incident1.
www.tokyofoundation.org/en/topics/sylff/the-overseas-chinese-in-tonga
The earliest ethnic Chinese arrived there as Anglican priests in the 1920s. It was not until 1974 that the first Taiwanese businessman settled there, and thereupon began a gradual increase in the Overseas Chinese (OC) population--mainly from Taiwan, with some from Hong Kong and some students from the People's Republic of China after the 1989 Tiananmen Incident1.