%0 Journal Article
%T Chinese business migrants in Australia: Middle
%A Ling Deng
%A Val Colic-Peisker
%J Journal of Sociology
%@ 1741-2978
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1440783319836281
%X Over the past two decades, four-fifths of the business immigration to Australia originated from China. Australian business migrants are required to undertake a two-step migration pathway: first they demonstrate a certain level of assets and business success to qualify for temporary entry and then, through successful business activity, they qualify for permanent residency (PR). Using in-depth interview narratives and survey data, this article explores migration motives and experiences of Chinese business migrants in Melbourne, Australia and situates them within the conceptual framework of middle-class transnationalism and ¡®dual embeddedness¡¯. We found that our respondents were primarily driven by motives other than the likelihood of business success in Australia, such as the prospects of good education for their children and a cleaner environment. Gaining Australian PR emerged as the key milestone in the migration process, allowing migrants to move freely between home and host countries and live as ¡®dually embedded¡¯ transnationals
%K Australia
%K business migrants
%K Chinese middle class
%K dual embeddedness
%K transnationalism
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1440783319836281