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Tensions with China revive old fears for Indians of Chinese descent

Members of the National Students' Union of India burn a poster showing Chinese President Xi Jinping during an anti-China demonstration in Ahmedabad on June 18, 2020. Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tensions with China revive old fears for Indians of Chinese descent

December 12, 2021 • In 1962, thousands of Indians of Chinese descent were sent to prison camps during a brief war with Beijing. Recent clashes on the India-China border have revived Chinese Indians' fears of persecution.

Tensions with China revive old fears for Indians of Chinese descent

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China Tries To Woo A Sprawling Global Chinese Diaspora

Ethnic Chinese students from the United States and Indonesia join local students for a martial arts class in Taishan, a city in China's Guangdong province. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption

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China Tries To Woo A Sprawling Global Chinese Diaspora

October 29, 2018 • China is extending its reach into emigre communities overseas in remarkable ways. Harnessing their energy, know-how and capital is one more facet of President Xi Jinping's "Chinese dream."

China Tries To Woo A Sprawling Global Chinese Diaspora

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