Message from aschleicher

[Anonymous]

The historic issue of Chinese manpower is prevalent in the South China Morning Post article that details Chinese workers in Europe during World War I, and the heavy influence of Chinese workers in Russia during the war. The upcoming book on the issue written by Mark O'Neill demonstrates how Chinese workers were recruited by private Russian companies, and the exporting of people for the war effort. How does this compare to the importing of Chinese labor for U.S. railways? And, how often since World War I has there been a migration of Chinese manpower to help support other wars?

The South China Morning Post article on the Chinese volunteers who worked and fought in the Spanish Civil War sheds light on the otherwise European volunteers for the war. The East Asian nation has been involved in the historical events that shaped Europe in the 20th century. Why is attention coming to the Chinese workers only recently?