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... China was the largest source of indentured workers . One of their earli- est uses was in Borneo . Chinese businessmen ran the gold mines there and used coolies from China to work in them . By the beginning of the nine- teenth century ...
... China was the largest source of indentured workers . One of their earli- est uses was in Borneo . Chinese businessmen ran the gold mines there and used coolies from China to work in them . By the beginning of the nine- teenth century ...
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... China . Immigration has gone through a number of distinct phases since the end of the Second World War . The first was the massive influx which followed the communist take - over in China – raising the population from around 600,000 in ...
... China . Immigration has gone through a number of distinct phases since the end of the Second World War . The first was the massive influx which followed the communist take - over in China – raising the population from around 600,000 in ...
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... China's " open door " was beginning to make it easier for people to leave and the numbers heading illegally for Hong ... China , but in practice it is fixed by the number of people China will permit to leave the country ; Hong Kong just ...
... China's " open door " was beginning to make it easier for people to leave and the numbers heading illegally for Hong ... China , but in practice it is fixed by the number of people China will permit to leave the country ; Hong Kong just ...
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