As a rising power, the exchange of people, ideas and capital between China and Australia is becoming more and more frequent. Australia, as a country receiving immigrants, needs to adapt to this new geopolitical reality.
Some people believe that these exchanges can achieve social prosperity, respect and the desire for equity. Others argue that Asians are "invading" and "taking over" Australia, a form of threat for Australia`s white identity and political system.
To that end, Dallas Rogers, a scholar at the University of Sydney, published an article entitled "China is change our city-not just" invading "and" taking over "." (China is changing our cities-but it's not as simple as an & # 39 invasions39; Or a & # 39 take over`).
This article expounds China`s influence on Australia from the aspects of real estate, culture and housing patterns, which are of great concern to all of us.
Change settlement pattern
The image of Chinese immigrants after 2000 is happening in change. They are better skilled, well-educated, and more investment-oriented than early immigrants to Australia.
Sydney is still the preferred choice for more than half of Chinese immigrants, although the percentage of immigrants living in other state cities is also on the rise.
In 2001, Chinese-born Australian immigrants accounted for just three of Sydney`s more than 10 percent of the population. Ten years later, the number of these districts has increased to 22, Melbourne from one to seven, and Brisbane from zero to four.
In 2011, Hurstville became the only district in Australia with a Chinese population of more than 1 / 4.
This settlement pattern is neither extreme apartheid nor complete "spatial assimilation". The best way to understand is that people settled perfectly in Australia in the form of integration.
Change property Typ
Chinese immigrants are important to Australians for their choice of real estate and for shaping Australian cities.
Chinese immigrants` homes include their home in China and their homes in Australia. The connection between the two lives is very complicated, not where there is a house or a home.
Over time, many Chinese also began to like independent houses in Australia. However, the proportion of Chinese immigrants living in apartments is still very high.
Across Australia, only 7% of Australians live in apartments, but 31% of East Asian migrants, including China, live in apartments.
Change cultural relations
Although Australia has been pursuing multiculturalism, racism is still widespread in Australia, and even in Australian society, there is talk of "white victims".
But the study found that Asian immigrants were twice as likely to be discriminated against than Australians.
For example, 58% of Asian immigrants have experienced some discrimination in renting or buying a house.
Apartments have become an important place for cross-cultural exchanges, especially on the management of public areas, where cultural conflicts occur, such as the stacks of clothes on the balcony and the cooking smells of other apartments.
As a result, the property management or owners` committee has become an institution that mediates multicultural relations in Australian cities.
In some Chinese areas, cross-cultural tensions are often expressed through local urban planning conflicts. White residents, for example, accuse Chinese buyers of driving housing density and depriving Australian property of its neighborhood.
Real estate market
China`s investment in residential and commercial real estate increased from A $2.4 billion in 2009-10 to A $24.3 billion in 2014-15.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, Asian foreign investors accounted for 9.4% of new home purchases in New York.
While most of the investment goes to new housing supplies, concerns about the impact of foreign investment on housing capacity are on the rise.
But an estimate suggests that if overseas investment remained stable between 2004 and 14, house prices in Sydney and Melbourne could rise by about 50%, rather than the actual 67%.
As a result, the rise in house prices in most parts of Australia cannot be attributed to overseas investors.
Why do Australians think that when they can`t afford to buy a house, it is caused by overseas investors? Perhaps this is what politicians and the media have done.
But Rogers, author of the text, said China`s impact on Australia could not be explained in a single sentence because the situation was more complex than the data showed.
But racist talk about the "Asian invasion" and accusations that Chinese immigrants and investors are in trouble or that people can`t afford to buy a house.
In the final analysis, Australia is due to its own historical reasons and market-oriented urban planning.
