On October 31, the New York Times
highlighted China's difficulties in keeping residents from emigrating to other
developed nations. While China's
economy has experienced robust economic growth in recent years, more and more
Chinese continue to leave the nation in search of a new life. The lack of religious freedom and the
lure of a more liberated social and economic environment has driven an
increasingly high number of Chinese out of the country. In 2010, 508,000 Chinese departed for
one of the 34 developed countries that compose the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD). The U.S. welcomed 87,000 permanent residents in 2011, up from 70,000 in
2010. But this feeling of
uncertainty and unrest is not a one-way street. The lethargic recoveries hampering the economies in the West
has driven Chinese students back home in droves. In 2011, the number of students returning to China was up
40% from the previous year. Even
still, it appears China is experiencing a sort of "brain drain." The United States' investment-based
green card program allows foreigners to obtain a green card if they invest over
$500,000 into American businesses. Chinese citizens obtained well over 2,000 of these specialized permits,
more than double the investment-based green cards of all other nationalities
combined. Chinese Leaving in Droves for Other Developed Nations
On October 31, the New York Times
highlighted China's difficulties in keeping residents from emigrating to other
developed nations. While China's
economy has experienced robust economic growth in recent years, more and more
Chinese continue to leave the nation in search of a new life. The lack of religious freedom and the
lure of a more liberated social and economic environment has driven an
increasingly high number of Chinese out of the country. In 2010, 508,000 Chinese departed for
one of the 34 developed countries that compose the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD). The U.S. welcomed 87,000 permanent residents in 2011, up from 70,000 in
2010. But this feeling of
uncertainty and unrest is not a one-way street. The lethargic recoveries hampering the economies in the West
has driven Chinese students back home in droves. In 2011, the number of students returning to China was up
40% from the previous year. Even
still, it appears China is experiencing a sort of "brain drain." The United States' investment-based
green card program allows foreigners to obtain a green card if they invest over
$500,000 into American businesses. Chinese citizens obtained well over 2,000 of these specialized permits,
more than double the investment-based green cards of all other nationalities
combined. 
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