Overseas Chinese make their mark in elections in 2014

Chinese immigrant involved in politics becomes a new trend in 2014

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, joined by Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure Brad Duguid (center), and Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade Michael Chan, tours the Great Wall of China on Nov 1 in Beijing. Provided to China Daily.

A group of educated, professional, bilingual Chinese new immigrants can faster enter the mainstream of society, and competing with other candidates in the political race. The increasing number of them involved in politics would break historic records.

Profile of the representatives

Ted W. Lieu, 45, born in Taiwan, Lieu's family immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, where he grew up. Lieu graduated from Stanford University in 1991 with a B.S. in Computer Science and an A.B. in Political Science and graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1994, where he was Editor in Chief of the Georgetown Law Journal and received four American Jurisprudence awards. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas Tang of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserves.

Michael Chan, born in Hong Kong and came to Canada with his family at a young age. Before entering politics he was president of the federal Liberal Party of Canada riding association in Markham held by MP John McCallum. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2007.

Run for their seats in political race again

Nine overseas Chinese candidates lost the UK local elections. And only one Chinese gets elected in the 51st New Zealand parliament elections.

British Chinese Project (BC Project), a voluntary organization seeking to raise the presence of the UK Chinese community in the British political arena in 2015, would recommend some Chinese elite to run for UK Parliament seat.