Domesticating ‘transnational cultural capital’: the Chinese state and diasporic technopreneur returnees

Figures & data

Table 1. Data on the 66 informants.

Category	Informants’ profile
Identification	Foreign passport or foreign permanent residency				China passport
Number of Informants	54				12
Country of settlement	West Europe		USA and Canada		Asia-Pacific region
Number of Informants	19		35		12
Business Sector	Biotechnology	New materials	New energy resources	Environmental technology	Information technology	Electronic technology
Number of Informants	22	5	5	7	15	12
Highest academic degree	Doctorate		Domestic doctorate with overseas post-doctorate		Master or bachelor
Number of Informants	43		11		12
Years of overseas experience	1–5 years		5–10 years	10–20 years	20–30 years	None
Number of Informants	14		16	21	8	7
Overseas working background	Academic institute		Enterprise		Academic institute and enterprise	Other
Number of Informants	29		15		12	3
Frequency of participation in talent fairs organised by the Chinese state	Once a year		More than twice a year		Occasionally (Less than once a year)	None
Number of Informants	8		26		19	13
Number of official financial funds gained	1 fund		2–5 funds		More than 5 funds	None
Number of Informants	14		30		8	14
Number of governmental associations joined	1 association		2 associations		More than 2 associations	None
Number of Informants	17		16		14	19

Figure 1. Ranking of factors that affect business start-up.

Table 2. Samples of established diasporic Chinese returnee associations.

Name	Est. Year	Location	Level
Entrepreneur Alliance of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese	2016	Beijing	Central government
Hubei New Overseas Chinese Professional Association	2012	Wuhan	Provincial government
Fujian Overseas Chinese Professional Association	2011	Fuzhou	Provincial government
Jiangsu Overseas Chinese Professional Association	2009	Nanjing	Provincial government
Chengdu New Overseas Chinese Associations	2016	Chengdu	Municipal government
Shaoxing Returned Overseas Chinese Professional Association	2015	Shaoxing	Municipal government
Guangzhou New Overseas Chinese Association	2014	Guangzhou	Municipal government
Jinan New Overseas Chinese Association	2014	Jinan	Municipal government
Wuhan New Overseas Chinese Association	2013	Wuhan	Municipal government