Marco Sanfilippo is Assistant Professor, Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium.Agnieszka Weinar is a Research Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

• Introduction Chinese Migrations and Economic Relations with Europe 1. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration: Does Diaspora Matter? 2. The Role of Migration in Shaping China’s Economic Relations with its main Partners 3. Chinese Immigrant Businesses in the Industrial District of Prato and their Interpretation 4. The Transformation of the Chinese Business Community in Portugal in the Context of Crisis and of China’s ‘Go Global’ 5. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration – Does Diaspora Matter? A Case Study on Germany 6. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration – Does Diaspora Matter? Chinese Migrants in Poland 7. The Chinese in Russia: friends or foes? Investment strategies and migration patterns between neighbours

"A great contribution of the book lies in the fact that it illustrates that for investment, an existing overseas community might not be as important as different economic theories have suggested... In conclusion, this volume answers the questions it sets out to respond to and therefore provides a well-written and constructive attempt at shining more light on the relationship between migration, diaspora communities and investment in and to Europe."Felix Wiebrecht, Department of Politics, East China Normal University, China

Marco Sanfilippo is Assistant Professor, Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium.Agnieszka Weinar is a Research Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

• Introduction Chinese Migrations and Economic Relations with Europe 1. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration: Does Diaspora Matter? 2. The Role of Migration in Shaping China’s Economic Relations with its main Partners 3. Chinese Immigrant Businesses in the Industrial District of Prato and their Interpretation 4. The Transformation of the Chinese Business Community in Portugal in the Context of Crisis and of China’s ‘Go Global’ 5. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration – Does Diaspora Matter? A Case Study on Germany 6. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration – Does Diaspora Matter? Chinese Migrants in Poland 7. The Chinese in Russia: friends or foes? Investment strategies and migration patterns between neighbours

"A great contribution of the book lies in the fact that it illustrates that for investment, an existing overseas community might not be as important as different economic theories have suggested... In conclusion, this volume answers the questions it sets out to respond to and therefore provides a well-written and constructive attempt at shining more light on the relationship between migration, diaspora communities and investment in and to Europe."Felix Wiebrecht, Department of Politics, East China Normal University, China

Marco Sanfilippo is Assistant Professor, Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium.Agnieszka Weinar is a Research Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

• Introduction Chinese Migrations and Economic Relations with Europe 1. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration: Does Diaspora Matter? 2. The Role of Migration in Shaping China’s Economic Relations with its main Partners 3. Chinese Immigrant Businesses in the Industrial District of Prato and their Interpretation 4. The Transformation of the Chinese Business Community in Portugal in the Context of Crisis and of China’s ‘Go Global’ 5. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration – Does Diaspora Matter? A Case Study on Germany 6. Chinese Investment Strategies and Migration – Does Diaspora Matter? Chinese Migrants in Poland 7. The Chinese in Russia: friends or foes? Investment strategies and migration patterns between neighbours

"A great contribution of the book lies in the fact that it illustrates that for investment, an existing overseas community might not be as important as different economic theories have suggested... In conclusion, this volume answers the questions it sets out to respond to and therefore provides a well-written and constructive attempt at shining more light on the relationship between migration, diaspora communities and investment in and to Europe."Felix Wiebrecht, Department of Politics, East China Normal University, China