Why are there so many China people in Belize?

Belize is a country of immigrants. At the beginning of 1950, immigrants from China poured in. Just like the emigration tide in east indies in the19th century, the first emigration tide in China passed smoothly. 198 1 year, Belize became independent, and another batch of China people left China and moved to this country after the reform and opening up. There are about 6,000 Chinese in Belize, most of whom live in Belize City and belong to the upper-middle class in Belize.

Tracing back to the source, the ancestors of these Chinese living in Belize were trafficked from Chaoshan area to the Caribbean by European colonists as early as 1865. Some of them were descendants of Chinese from Canada and the United States, and some immigrated from Taiwan Province Province. During the long historical period, these Chinese have made great contributions to the development of Belize. They are mainly engaged in commerce, hotels and farm farming, and some of them have become local rich people.