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The glory of Vancouver has been achieved through the wisdom and the industry
of the Vancouver people, including the contributions of many ethnic groups. Canada,
sparsely populated, has a territory larger than that of China, but its population is only
less than 30 million. Consequently, to attracting immigrants from other countries has
become a national policy long practiced/followed/cherished by Canada. All Canadians
except the American Indians, so to speak, are foreign immigrants, differing only in the
length of time they have settled in Canada. Vancouver, in particular, is one of the few
most celebrated multi-ethnic cities in the world. Among the 1.8 million Vancouver
residents, half of them are non-natives and one out of every four residents is from
Asia. The 250,000 Chinese there have played a decisive role in the transformation of
Vancouver’s economy. Half of them have come to settle in Vancouver over the past
five years only, rendering Vancouver the largest area outside Asia where the Chinese
inhabit.