Ask the average Chinese what they think of the Chinese mainland, who have been educated and worked abroad, and a typical reaction would be politically incorrect term used to describe said person as a “banana” – that is yellow outside, white inside.

Ask the average Indian, the same question, but instead they belong to the individual as NRI or non-resident Indians. The reasons for different answers exist – and the underlying feelings between the mild derision and respect – to demonstrate a broad, global integration of the differences that exist between the two countries.

NRI has existed and been recognized as an important source of knowledge abroad and finance in India for decades. Only recently, professional Chinese treated in the same light. More generally sent abroad has attached stigma – often because the Chinese themselves are often victims of trafficking. But the importance of growing overseas Chinese mainland professionals is growing.

However, with the exception of foreign-educated elite, most Chinese immigrants usually have just returned from three provinces: Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan. In addition, many of those not wishing to return in search of freedom is perceived in the West. Obtaining an American passport is seen as more of an incentive than the rest of the Chinese language.
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