Международная научная конференция ЮВА в СПбГУ-65

Международная научная конференция, посвященная 65-й годовщине начала изучения языков ЮВА в нашей стране The CHinese Overseas in Thailand and Vietnam—Similarities and Differences 235 time in Vietnam, nationalism had a somewhat less significant impact on the local Chinese community, partly this was due to the fact, that the French colonial authorities tried to strictly regulate the spread of nationalistic ideas. During the World War II (1939–1945) the scope of Chinese immigration to Thailand and Vietnam decreased, the opportunities for the Chinese Overseas to further develop their commercial enterprises in both countries significantly dwindled. Many of the Chinese Overseas were forced to either cooperate with the Japanese military, or to leave. After the end of the World War II in 1945 positions of the Chinese Overseas in both countries stabilized, more so in Thailand than in Vietnam. Many Chinese people once again gained opportunities to take part in commercial activities in a much more liberal manner. However, after the end of the Civil War in China and the proclamation of the PRC in October 1949 new cases of Chinese emigration became much less frequent in general. Nevertheless, in Thailand the processes of integration and assimilation of the Chinese Overseas into the local society, from the second half of the 1940s onward have been going on quite successfully. Vietnam after the end of the First Indochina War (1946–1954) was divided into two parts. The government of South Vietnam were trying to force members of the large local Chinese community to officially take up the Vietnamese citizenship, while in North Vietnam on the verge of government’s activities to nationalize the economy, many Chinese Overseas, who had previously taken part in private business, were deprived of their assets. In the years of the «Cultural Revolution» in the PRC (1966–1976) the volume and the scope of Chinese emigration decreased even further. Thailand was a country belonging to the «capitalist bloc», and as such it was often quite strongly opposing the PRC’s policies, the admittance of new immigrants from China was put under strict control during that time. The local Chinese community was evolving mostly on the basis of human resources accumulated during previous decades. In 1960s–1970s Thailand saw an increase in the political influence of local businessmen of Chinese descent. In South Vietnam during the years of theAmerican