Attracting Chinese wealth to Spain Golden visa, lifestyle migration and international student mobility
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Aquest article té com a objectiu avaluar la migració dels xinesos amb gran poder adquisitiu a Espanya com mobilitats distintives d'estil de vida en el context geopolític contemporani mitjançant l'anàlisi de dades estadístiques derivades d'informes oficials sobre immigració Els resultats van revelar que la migració de xinesos rics i de classe mitjana a Espanya està impulsada per una combinació de motivacions postmaterials, oportunitats d'inversió, consideracions geo-estratègiques per a la gestió financera, reproducció de classes i diversificació d'actius
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