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QuoteAfro-Chinese marriages boom in Guangzhou: but will it be 'til death do us part'?
Guangzhou is witnessing many Afro-Chinese marriages, but the mainland's lack of citizenship rights for husbands and a crackdown on foreign visas means families live in fear of being torn apart, writes Jenni Marsh
QuoteIn Guangzhou, weddings like this take place every day. There are no official figures on Afro-Chinese marriages but visit any trading warehouse in the city and you will see scores of mixed-race couples running wholesale shops, their coffee-coloured, hair-braided children racing through the corridors.
QuoteLinessa Lin Dan, a PhD student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong researching Afro-Chinese relations in Guangzhou, says many African men who propose already have wives in their home countries - Muslims are permitted by their religion to take multiple spouses. Furthermore, Lin has heard tales of husbands returning to Nigeria on a business trip, leaving a mobile-phone number that doesn't connect and disappearing.
"The Chinese wife is left with their children, and shamed for marrying a hei gui [black ghost]," says Lin.
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QuoteDespite their eligibility, most African grooms in Guangzhou marry Chinese economic migrants whose disapproving families reside far from the city. In business terms, it is the ideal merger, says Lin, who believes most Afro-Chinese marriages are a cynical play for better business.
"Opening a shop is very difficult for foreigners," she says. "You need a Chinese passport or the landlord will ask for a bribe. A Chinese wife can speak to suppliers. It's useful to have a Chinese partner.
Pat Chukwuonye Chike - a garment trader by day and Nigerian hip-hop artist known as Dibaocha Sky by night - has a Chinese wife who doubles as a business partner. But, he says, if African men could legally work in China, many might not take a local wife.
QuoteAfricans in Guangzhou fall into two groups: those with valid documentation and those whose visas have expired. For those who have overstayed, a Chinese wife is more than a business partner; she is key to survival.
Last August, a major police bust on an African-led drug ring turned life into a daily fight against deportation for overstayers. From dusk till dawn, police checked passports in Guangyuan Xi Lu, the Nigerian annex of Little Africa, where most of the city's overstayers can be found.
"When Nigerians land at Baiyun Airport many throw away their passports," Lin says. "They only get seven- to 30-day visas [less than most other Africans] - it's not enough time to make their fortunes."
QuoteBut a WikiLeaks cable from 2008 revealed that the central government is troubled by the phenomenon, and quietly funded covert research into Africans in Guangzhou, specifically their impact on crime, underground religion and missed tax revenue. The American diplomat who wrote the cable to Washington was not privy to the findings.
In 2011, the government dropped its poker face with the ground-breaking Guangdong Act, which offered rewards to Chinese who snitched on overstayers; made it illegal for employers, hoteliers or educational institutes to serve illegal migrants, and insisted they report all cases to the PSB or face a 10,000 yuan fine; and expanded police powers so that any officer, not just members of the foreign affairs department, could stop foreigners to verify passports.
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http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1521076/afro-chinese-marriages-boom-guangzhou-will-it-be-til-death
Luulisi jo kinkkimiehen pinnan katkeavan, kun muutenkin maassa on huutava pula vapaista naisista? Sukupuolen mukaan suoritetut esi- ja jälkiabortit... tämä on se "yhdenlapsen"-politiikan varjopuoli.
Quote from: Faidros. on 07.07.2014, 13:24:51
Luulisi jo kinkkimiehen pinnan katkeavan, kun muutenkin maassa on huutava pula vapaista naisista? Sukupuolen mukaan suoritetut esi- ja jälkiabortit... tämä on se "yhdenlapsen"-politiikan varjopuoli.
Niinhän sitä luulisi, Kiinassa ne varmaan ihmettelee koska "viikinkien pinna katkeaa" täällä pohjolassa mutta ei se aina niin mene. 8)
Ihan mielenkiintoista seurattavaa tuo afrikkalaisten puuhastelu Kiinassa, ainakin ne on jo vankilassa hyvin edustettuja: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_9B59VpXNk
Ja mellakoimassa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owpltcMJzHk
Kollegoita ollut paljon Kiinassa töissä ja kuulemma paikallinen porukka on aika nuivaa. Valkoisista ei juuri pidetä ja mustista vielä vähemmän. Tuosta hääkuvastakaan emme löydä yhtään ainutta morsiamen sukulaista :D Poikia sen sijaan naurattaa matkalla pankkiin.
QuoteWhen Nigerians land at Baiyun Airport many throw away their passports
Itämerestäkin voimme varmaan kohta löytää muovisia koralliriuttoja, jotka ovat muodostuneet tuhansista afrikkalaisten mereen heittämistä passeista.
Quote from: Faidros. on 07.07.2014, 13:24:51
Luulisi jo kinkkimiehen pinnan katkeavan, kun muutenkin maassa on huutava pula vapaista naisista? Sukupuolen mukaan suoritetut esi- ja jälkiabortit... tämä on se "yhdenlapsen"-politiikan varjopuoli.
M.O.T.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_anti-African_protests
Quote from: kriittinen_ajattelija on 07.07.2014, 17:52:00
Quote from: Faidros. on 07.07.2014, 13:24:51
Luulisi jo kinkkimiehen pinnan katkeavan, kun muutenkin maassa on huutava pula vapaista naisista? Sukupuolen mukaan suoritetut esi- ja jälkiabortit... tämä on se "yhdenlapsen"-politiikan varjopuoli.
Niinhän sitä luulisi, Kiinassa ne varmaan ihmettelee koska "viikinkien pinna katkeaa" täällä pohjolassa mutta ei se aina niin mene. 8)
Miksi kenenkään pinna katkeaisi kun monikulttuurin avulla saadaan uusi alaluokka, jota kaikki voivat katsoa alaspäin, ja kaikki jotka tajuavat, ettei se johda muuhun kuin ongelmiin, voidaan leimata rasisteiksi ja sulkea yhteisön ulkopuolelle? Enemmistön sosiaalinen status nousee monta pykälää.