Emmanuel DIALMA, Jurist, AFESIP Campaign Director and Dr. Triad Involvement in the Sex Service Industry in Hong Kong and Its Impacts on Southeast Asia by Dr CHU Yiu Kong, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong The Chinese diaspora and prostitution at the Thai-Malay frontier (Hat Yai, Sadao-Dannok, Betong and Sungai Kolok) byDr. Bancroft, BSc (Hons), MSc Political influences of the Chinese communities in Thailand and Myanmar by Ratanaporn Dhammakosol, Politic Counscellor Grey Side of Chinese Community in Indonesia by Frans Hendra Winarta, S.H., M.H. Understanding a Total Social Phenomenon by Jean Baffie (CNRS-University of Provence) The Triads: Past and Present by T. Introduction by Arnaud LEVEAU (Irasec) The Ang-yi or Chinese Secret Societies of Thailand. These criminal networks tend to forge business link with their Japanese, Russian, Korea, Italian or South American counterparts and sometimes could interfere with the process of political decision making. The presence of mafia groups and gangs of Chinese origin and their collusion with the world of finance and politics are historical facts in the region and could represent today a real threat for its stability. However, the existence of informal and trans-national networks can also help the development of criminal activities. The capacity if its economic and administrative elites had been the determining factor of their development. What primarily characterises the Diaspora is apparently its great capacity to organise itself in any economical, political, social or cultural environment. The Chinese Diaspora today covers different political and economical realities which could be conflicting. This structure of relations could also explain why the Chinese civilisation didn’t develop a real territorial reference. If Imperial China never developed a Civil Law, it’s probably because the ancient Chinese society never really saw the need for it. Clans and factions form the essential structure of the ancient Chinese society. Thanks to their capacity to work and to adapt as well as their frugality, their cultural influence continues to grow. In most south-east Asian countries, the members of the Chinese Diaspora have secured important position in the fields of administration, education and religion.
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