søndag 5. januar 2025

Chinese Diaspora in the U.S. Braces for Trump’s Second Term

Like other marginalized groups in the U.S., Chinese migrants and students are anxiously preparing for the policy changes under a second presidential term of Donald Trump. The president-elect has promised to implement mass deportation that would target millions of people, and top figures in his orbit have backed plans, targeting China, to purge “un-American” elements from the body politic. Many in the Chinese diaspora, facing pressure from both the American and Chinese governments, question whether they can be safe at home in the U.S.

Among the Chinese migrants that are particularly vulnerable are Hui Muslims, some of whom have fled repressive Sinicization policies in China and survived perilous journeys through Latin America en route to the U.S. As Li Yuan reported for The New York Times on Tuesday, while some Chinese Hui migrants found temporary refuge in a community shelter in New York, their fears continue in the wake of Trump’s election.