Chinanews, October 25. According to the "Europe Times" Spanish WeChat public account "Xiwen", the migration of Chinese businessmen in West began three years ago.

The dismal business caused by the epidemic is just one of the reasons.

Where did they go?

Some went to France and Italy, and others went to Chile just to find better business opportunities.

However, the area that was originally prosperous like Chinatown was left vacant after the Chinese left without no one to take over.

The Spanish media have also paid attention to this phenomenon.

　　According to Spanish media reports, in the city center of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Chinese shops are gradually disappearing.

Some people went to other cities and thought there were more business opportunities there, others found places with cheaper rents, and still others opened stores in big shopping malls.

Some of these Chinese businessmen originally in the Canary Islands went to other parts of Spain, and some went to other countries.

　　It is understood that many of the Chinese businessmen remaining on the island have transferred their business to industrial areas and other cities on the island.

Today, in the suburbs of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, three new large-scale 100-yen shops have been opened, some of which have an area of ​​more than 9,000 square meters.

In the San Isidro Industrial Zone in Tenerife, a Chinese 100-yuan store of more than 6,000 square meters will open.

In Las Palmas, a shop near the hospital has also been rented by the Chinese, and a large 100-yuan store of 500 square meters will be opened.

　　In La Naval Street in Las Palmas, there used to be a large number of Chinese shops, known as Chinatown.

Today there are only 7 companies left, and their operations are bleak.

Some shops have been closed, and because no one took over, they had to be vacant.

There are many reasons for the Chinese to leave. Physical stores have been affected by the development of e-commerce, and their business has declined.

In addition, high rents are also an important factor.

The rent of some local stores is as high as 1,500 Euros a month.

Some Chinese businessmen said that some of their colleagues chose to leave because the shops in the city center are very small, customers have no place to park, and it is difficult to load and unload goods.

　　According to a Chinese businessman, business is very poor nowadays, with almost no customers, and daily sales only range from 30 to 50 euros.

There used to be many Chinese shops in the local area, but now there are not many left.

Many Chinese businessmen went to other countries, such as Chile, because business there is better.

He said that the tourism industry is now bleak, and there is no job without tourists.

The Chinese businessman also said that the emigration of Chinese on the island actually started before the epidemic.

In the future, the exodus of Chinese will continue.

(Yi Yi)