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[quote=APAULT,242743]I moved from one country to another by choice.  I no longer consider myself English and my kids who came to Australia at the ages of 2 and 4 most certainly see themselves as Australian. There may be aspects of British culture that are better than Australian (but it's hard to think of any, lol).

So the same for ethnically Chinese who migrate, the major component of their lifestyle should be that of the country in which they live...how else can that society achieve its own 'harmonious society'?  (Of course if the new nation discriminates that changes the argument considerably.)  And that is exactly what happens to the second and third generations onwards.  There are people in Australia whose ancestors came from China 150 years ago and often look like ethnically Chinese people, but they are clearly Australian.  Some take an interest in Chinese culture but just as an interest.

I used to disagree with an ex TCG member from Singapore who claimed to be Chinese, no he is Singaporean.

Anything else is racism, we are products of the society in which we live, we should not be concerned about our racial background.

If for some reason I chose and was allowed to live permamantly in China I would then want to have Chinese citizen and be able to say I am Chinese...what I look like or where I or my parents originated from becomes immaterial.[/quote]

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