Chapter 2 WeChat as migration infrastructure

This chapter focuses on one Russian province, the Irkutsk Oblast, which due to its location has become a trans-shipment point for legal and illegal migration of the Chinese, as well as a place of their settling, permanent residence and business activities. It asks how new social networks, namely WeC...

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Main Authors: Ryzhova, Natalia, Koreshkova, Iuliia
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Chapter 2 WeChat as migration infrastructure
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