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Odd Lots · Thursday, July 2, 2026

Immigration to China Collapses, Fewer Foreigners Seen in Shanghai Streets

Dan Wong notes a significant decrease in the number of foreigners visible on the streets of Shanghai. He cites a statistic suggesting China has slightly fewer immigrants than Ireland, a country with a population of six million, indicating a stunning collapse in immigration to China.

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And so you know, this has been like a really start shift in the composition of the foreign people there.
And then there's also just been a stunning collapse in immigration to China.
And so this Irish guy, Sam en Wright, came up with this figure to establish that China and Ireland. China has slightly fewer immigrants than Ireland does.
Heard on Odd Lots — “What Dan Wang Saw on His Last Trip to China, published Thursday, July 2, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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