China Overseas Chinese Network, February 9th. According to a report compiled by Spain's EuroChina.com, Valencia, Spain has always been a culturally diverse province, where hundreds of foreigners have settled here.
According to statistics from the Spanish National Bureau of Statistics, there are 7,166 foreigners here, accounting for 4.47% of the province's population.
In 1998, according to official records, there were only 11 Chinese in the province. In 2019, there were 322. This is the year with the largest number of Chinese since records.
In other words, the number of Chinese in Valencia has increased by 29 times in 22 years and has increased by 32% in the past 10 years.
However, in 2020, the number of the Chinese community has dropped to 261, a decrease of 23.37% in one year.
In Valencia, Chinese account for 3.64% of the total immigrant population, making it the 8th largest immigrant group in the region.
In the entire Castile-León region, there are 4083 Chinese, accounting for 2.89% of the total number of immigrants.
According to sociologists, Chinese immigrants are relatively independent of the local economy and labor market. They mainly complete supply and consumption within immigrant groups. They also have their own financing and credit systems. In addition, cultural differences have led to the integration of Chinese groups and local society. Slowly, the "Hua II" will become the key force for integration.
When the Chinese first came to Valencia, they started with the catering industry, step by step from operating low- and medium-priced commercial entities, and now settled in landmark buildings in high-consumption areas. The industries that Chinese are engaged in have gradually diversified.