KE Hongyi is an Assistant Researcher at Zhejiang University. He earned his PhD in history from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon and East China Normal University. His work specialises in Chinese migration history and the socio-political dynamics of overseas Chinese communities. His research primarily examines the evolution of Chinese migration policy since the twentieth century and the experiences of Chinese immigrants in Europe.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Between Hostland and Homeland: French Overseas Chinese and the New China, 1949–1960.- Chapter 3. Emerging from the Shadow of the Great Leap Forward: A Brief Window of Opportunity before the Cultural Revolution (1960-1966).- Chapter 4. The Situation of Overseas Chinese during the Cultural Revolution and the Immigration Status of Overseas Chinese Living in France (1966-1976).- Chapter 5. The Transformation of the Overseas Chinese Policy and Society in France after 1978.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.

KE Hongyi is an Assistant Researcher at Zhejiang University. He earned his PhD in history from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon and East China Normal University. His work specialises in Chinese migration history and the socio-political dynamics of overseas Chinese communities. His research primarily examines the evolution of Chinese migration policy since the twentieth century and the experiences of Chinese immigrants in Europe.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Between Hostland and Homeland: French Overseas Chinese and the New China, 1949–1960.- Chapter 3. Emerging from the Shadow of the Great Leap Forward: A Brief Window of Opportunity before the Cultural Revolution (1960-1966).- Chapter 4. The Situation of Overseas Chinese during the Cultural Revolution and the Immigration Status of Overseas Chinese Living in France (1966-1976).- Chapter 5. The Transformation of the Overseas Chinese Policy and Society in France after 1978.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.

KE Hongyi is an Assistant Researcher at Zhejiang University. He earned his PhD in history from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon and East China Normal University. His work specialises in Chinese migration history and the socio-political dynamics of overseas Chinese communities. His research primarily examines the evolution of Chinese migration policy since the twentieth century and the experiences of Chinese immigrants in Europe.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Between Hostland and Homeland: French Overseas Chinese and the New China, 1949–1960.- Chapter 3. Emerging from the Shadow of the Great Leap Forward: A Brief Window of Opportunity before the Cultural Revolution (1960-1966).- Chapter 4. The Situation of Overseas Chinese during the Cultural Revolution and the Immigration Status of Overseas Chinese Living in France (1966-1976).- Chapter 5. The Transformation of the Overseas Chinese Policy and Society in France after 1978.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.