Manila’s Chinatown in Binondo district. Photo: Phila Siu

Why are Chinese workers so unpopular in Southeast Asia?

For decades Chinese migrants have sought refuge from upheavals at home by building new lives and businesses across Southeast Asia
But as a new breed of overseas worker from an ascendant China ruffles feathers, a fresh backlash threatens to derail their immigrant dreams

Topic | Chinese overseas

Phila Siu

Published: 10:30am, 1 Jun, 2019

Updated: 8:49am, 19 Dec, 2019

Manila’s Chinatown in Binondo district. Photo: Phila Siu

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Phila Siu

Phila Siu, also known as Bobby, has been a journalist since 2009. He has reported on human rights, security, politics, and society in Hong Kong, mainland China and Southeast Asia. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University and a human rights law master's degree from the University of Hong Kong.