Research On Foreign Population Management In Mainland China

With the implementation of the Reform and Opening policy, China has gradually opened itself to the world. In the three decades starting from1979, more and more foreigners come to China for traveling, visiting, investing, work, and residency. According to the statistics published by the Ministry of Public Security, the population of foreign people in China has reached12,550,000in2010, which is twice than the size in1996. In the statistics of the sixth national population censuses and surveys, the number of foreign population had become a formal indicator of the statistics for the first time. It showed in the statement that there were over600thousand foreigners had stayed in the mainland China for over3months.The5years between2011and2015has been defined as the12th’5year planning’in the economic and social development of China. During this period, more and more foreigners will come to China, which will generate a great challenge to the Chinese government on how to scientifically manage the administration of this group. To better achieve this goal, it has become necessary to summarize the experience of the administrative offices in the past few years and conduct a systematic academic research.Nowadays, Population study has become an important research subject in China, and it is also a research topic on issues happened in real time. Titled as ’Research on Foreign Population Management in Mainland China’, this thesis is aimed at exploring the study of foreign population in China, as well as contributing to the internationalization of the country by researching on emerging issues appeared on the way of economic and social development. The thesis can be divided into the following sub-categories:one, the current status of China’s foreign population management and the necessity of enhancing the administration on foreign population; two, the current status of study of China’s foreign population management; three, how to analyze the subject using modern theories of demography and sociology and the author’s opinions; four, with lack of convincing statistics, how to scientifically study the management of foreign population in China, utilizing investigating methodology in sociology; five, how to select a suitable case for study from a variety of countries; six, to propose a feasible suggestion to the foreign population management in China.In this thesis, creativity lies in the topic, unique theory ideas, research train of thought, and research methodology. At the present, China has just started learning to manage foreign population in a scientific way. Therefore, the research on this topic shows a unique value both academically and practically. At the same time, the administration in foreign population management in China is at the beginning stage. Therefore, the level of work cannot be compared to the administration level of domestic citizens or the level of managing population from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Under such circumstances, the subject of this thesis has been proven to be of great academic value, and will require a lot of exploring research.Combining academic reference research and individual case interview, the thesis has included some unique ideas about "foreign population management in the mainland China" based on the classic theory of "International population movement" and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The ideas brought up can be used to explain the motivation of foreign immigrant, the reason for their residency, and the administrative needs. It can also be used to form administrative suggestions. While the thesis shows deep understanding to the classic theories, it also built up a specific theoretical framework from the analysis. To sum up, the thesis’s most significant value is the creativity in theory, which is crucial in academic research.When conducting research, Britain, with rich experience in foreign population management, has been selected as a successful example for study among a variety of foreign countries. In the thesis, the current foreign population management in Britain had been examined in detail to explain the reason this country had been selected as the best example for learning. During research, the thesis acquired data from various British government websites to ensure the data is accurate and up to date. With regards to research methodology, due to the lack of convincing data, a number of individual cases had been interviewed as opposed to conventional research method in demography. This will enable a closer look at the practical issues existing in the current foreign population management.With regards to the research methodology, the current study is mainly centered on practical suggestions from the prospect of administrator, In this thesis, individual subjects had been interviewed to evaluate the current level of administration work, so that we can better generate demands and suggestions. Therefore, using individual subject individuals to acquire data is another creative research method in this thesis.With lack of reference and effective statistics numbers, this thesis neither quoted a large quantity of classic theories and reference, nor did it employed mathematical models to analyze the subject. Instead, the thesis combined comparative research and analysis on practical issues. It examined the status of foreign population management in Britain, and used individual subject interview to discuss the weakness in the existing work in China so that effective and feasible suggestions can be formed.The thesis consists of9chapters, and is organized in the following layout:an introduction to the current status of foreign population management research in China and abroad; introducing relevant theories and theoretical points made in this thesis; examine the interviewed subjects; discuss how the interview results proved the classic theories and the author’s opinions; an introduction to how China is managing the foreign population; analysis of existing issues in current foreign population management; a study of Britain’s experience of foreign population management; and feasible suggestions. Chapter1is exordium. It includes background of research, purpose and implications of research, scope of research, train of thoughts, research methodology, innovation in research, and limitations of the study.The research background introduces the current status of foreign population management practice and policies in China. The purpose of research discussed the academic value of this research and its implications to foreign population management practice. Scope of the research explains some concepts discussed in the thesis, and also sets up the range of sub-topics in this research. Train of thoughts discusses the research logics throughout the thesis, and it also shows the theoretical framework in the paper. Research methodology introduces the scientific research methods that have been used in the research, including:literature analysis, comparative analysis, and case interview. Limitation of study summarizes the weaknesses in the research.Chapter2is introduction to the domestic and overseas research status. The chapter focuses on analyzing the academic theories and references regarding the research topic:foreign population management in the mainland China. Such theory (both English and Chinese) consists of three aspects:legislation of foreign population management in the mainland China, managerial system, and managerial techniques. The theory introduces and evaluates the meanings, achievements, and limitations in the existing study of foreign population management in the mainland China.Chapter3is analysis to the theories. The topic of the thesis has more practical meanings than theoretical meanings. Therefore, it is the author’s opinion to base the research on the classic theories of population research and sociology. In the thesis, the analytics are based on the classic "International Population Immigration Theory" and Maslow’s "Hierarchy of needs". In order to explain the specific properties in China’s foreign population management, the author also made further discussion and summary based on those classic theories. Additionally, to better incorporate theoretical points into practices, the author will verify the discussion with individual case study in Chapter4.Chapter4is subject interview and result analysis. The chapter has two parts: part one introduces the6interviewed cases, including each case’s basic information and administration practice they experienced since they came to China; part two is the analysis and summary to the case study, which includes the reason for selecting the case, the type of foreign population that each case represents, and how the results of case study interacts with the classic theories introduced in chapter3and the author’s opinions.Chapter5examines the current status in China’s foreign population management practice. The chapter details the legislation, managerial system, and managerial techniques in the country. The legislation includes common laws and restrictions used in foreign people’s entry/exit and residency management. The managerial system refers to administrative management on foreign population. The managerial techniques include the infrastructure needed in the practice as well as professional skills needed in the foreign population management.Chapter6explores the outstanding issues existed in the current foreign population management in the mainland China. The chapter contains two parts. Part one, integration the analysis in chapter4and5, summarizes the issues and flaws in current foreign population management process in the mainland China in terms of legislation, system, and techniques; part two explores the reasons behind such issues and flaws in the context of history, current practices, and academic research. It also foreshadows the comparative research and suggestion posted in the following chapters.Chapter7is the meaning of studying Britain’s experience in foreign population management. One of the purposes of this article is to analyze and research Britain’s experience in foreign population management, and try to extract some scientific methods that can be adapted to China’s situation. This chapter first compared the scenarios of the two countries, which also explained why Britain’s experience in foreign population management is a good example for China to research on. The chapter then introduces Britain’s advanced legislation, system, and techniques in foreign population management in detail. It also specifically explained how to utilize Britain’s experience and which experience is of great value for China to learn.Chapter8summarizes practical suggestions to the foreign population management in the mainland China. In this chapter, suggestions and advice about how to improve foreign population management in the mainland China will be brought up, based on the document research, theories research, individual subject interview, and comparative research conducted in previous chapters. The author will introduce some of her ideas in the following fields:how to build up a sound legislation system of foreign population management, how to complete the current system, and how to improve the techniques in foreign population management, based on the case study and Britain’s experience. This chapter is the one chapter that combines the theories with practices, and it is also of great importance in showing the thesis’s academic and practical meanings.Chapter9is conclusion and a look in to the future. The conclusions of the thesis mainly include the necessity of administrative management of foreign population in the mainland China, applied theoretical opinions and suitable model, and suggestions on enhancing the level of foreign population administration. At the same time, the author also explained the expectations on the prospect of foreign population management in the mainland China.