B. SKOROBOGATKO, Chairman of the Board Primorye Regional Organization of Refugees and Displaced Persons "IDP" THE PROBLEM OF CHINESE MIGRATION TO RUSSIA IN THE LIGHT OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN SIBERIA AND THE FAR EAST The problem of Chinese penetration into Russian Siberia and the Far East is one of the most discussed in our country. No matter where I went on a recent business trip to Moscow - to a research institute or a government agency, to a scientific conference, or to visit friends-the same question is everywhere: how are the Chinese doing there, will they soon populate Russia to the Urals?.. Many people seem to be concerned about the problem: even one very famous artist who starred in a film that has nothing to do with the issues of Chinese emigration, when presenting him with a prestigious award, devoted almost all of his speech to the "Chinese threat" and the fact that "...we will all soon have to learn Chinese." As someone who has lived for a long time in the Far East, or rather in the Primorsky Territory, I want to reassure my compatriots: the majority of our population is still Russian. Although their numbers are" slowly but surely " decreasing: by the beginning of the new century, compared to the data of the 1989 census. it decreased by 0.8%. However, the number of Tatars decreased by as much as 8%, Ukrainians and Belarusians - by 14%, Germans-by 25%. At the same time, the number of Georgians increased by 8%, Azerbaijanis - by 40%, Koreans - by 70%, and Armenians - by 80%. There are really a lot of Chinese people in our region - it immediately catches your eye. But, according to official statistics, they are not here... practically none, and in any case their number is not increasing. The fact is that, living in the Far East almost constantly, the Chinese for the most part are not among the residents who have firmly settled here. They came here to work, not to live. They are engaged in agriculture and small business, trade in markets, and soone ... Читать далее