There's another oft-ignored dimension to why some not-so-well-connected Chinese do not return home, that doesn't always surface in these discussions. It boils

There's another oft-ignored dimension to why some not-so-well-connected Chinese do not return home, that doesn't always surface in these discussions. It boils down to favoritism and nepotism that is rife back home. This probably doesn't get much airtime since its hard to even grasp for people in Western societies. The closest that comes to mind is the Italian concept of Raccomandazione - the practice of using social connections to gain an upper hand in employment and in other aspects of public life in general [1] [2]. The Chinese-origin UK lady in the video explains this in the Chinese context.[3] I'm sure the Indian context is much the same in substance if not in the degree, to which this factor plays a role in determining why they rather not return. [1] Raccomandazione (Italy) - Global Informality Project http://in-formality.com/wiki/index.php?title=Raccomandazione_(Italy) http://in-formality.com/wiki/index.php?title=Raccomandazione... [2] Italy's culture threatens its economic future - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/italys-culture-threatens-its-economic-future/2012/06/28/gJQAM4OTBW_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/italys-culture-threatens-its-... [3] Why Chinese people choose to stay in the UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRk3qoVcDxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRk3qoVcDxY