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Chinese student migration, social networking, and local engagement in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Wu, B. (2016). Chinese student migration, social networking, and local engagement in the UK. Journal of Chinese Overseas, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1163/17932548-12341316

The unprecedented growth in the number of Chinese international students since the twenty-first century raises questions about their links to and impact on local communities in host countries. Viewing Chinese students as an important part of diaspori... Read More about Chinese student migration, social networking, and local engagement in the UK.

Variations in village migration profiles in rural China? an analysis based on the second national agricultural census data (2015)
Journal Article
Wu, B., Robinson, B., & Long, W. (2015). Variations in village migration profiles in rural China? an analysis based on the second national agricultural census data. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 24(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0117196815579954

Relatively little attention is paid to variations in rural migration at the village level even though labor supplying villages present considerable diversity in economic and development profiles. This paper examines the relationships between labor an... Read More about Variations in village migration profiles in rural China? an analysis based on the second national agricultural census data.

Seafarer training and rural development in China: a survey report (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, B., Robinson, B., Chen, A., & Li, P. (2014). Seafarer training and rural development in China: a survey report. China, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1353/chn.2014.0010

So far, most studies of the relationship between migration and development in rural China pay attention to rural-urban migration. As a consequence, less is known about international labour migration and access to it by sending communities. This pheno... Read More about Seafarer training and rural development in China: a survey report.

Collaborative socially responsible practices for improving the position of Chinese workers in global supply chains (2014)
Journal Article
Hofman, P. S., Wu, B., & Liu, K. (2014). Collaborative socially responsible practices for improving the position of Chinese workers in global supply chains. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 43(4),

In this paper we evaluate three projects with the participation of 40 supplier firms in several Chinese coastal provinces representing multi-stakeholder efforts to provide alternative channels through which workers can voice their concerns. The suppl... Read More about Collaborative socially responsible practices for improving the position of Chinese workers in global supply chains.

Chinese student migration and integration in the UK: an exploration of links to and engagement with local communities in Nottingham (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, B. (2014). Chinese student migration and integration in the UK: an exploration of links to and engagement with local communities in Nottingham

The unprecedented growth in the number of Chinese students in the last decade or so has raised challenging issues about their integration on campus and in the wider community. Many questions arise regarding the impact of Chinese student migration and... Read More about Chinese student migration and integration in the UK: an exploration of links to and engagement with local communities in Nottingham.

Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, B., & Liu, H. (2014). Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(8), https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2012.715660

The growing literature on international migration has a tendency to emphasize homogenous elements such as shared ethnic background, social network and cultural similarities in shaping immigrants' identity. We argue that this underestimates the differ... Read More about Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK.