It is unlike many other countries where thousands of Indians are waiting to return home.
In Shenzhen, it is back to near normal for Shashi Shiraguppi and his family — wife Li Lan and their two children. “There is no panic. We have complete freedom and have no problems with local authorities. Neighbours are friendly and concerned for our well-being. Why should we want to return to India?” Shashi, a native of Bengaluru, told TOI over phone.
Shashi, who moved to this south China town 17 years ago, manages a YouTube channel ‘Shashi4x’. For this family, it’s no gain, no loss whoever (India or China) wins or loses the border war. “Let there be peace during the pandemic,” said Li Lan, Shashi’s Chinese wife.
According to the 2010 Census in China, of the six lakh foreign nationals (now one million), Indian expats constituted 3% of the population. Dismissing suggestions of tension in Dalian, software profession A Kumar said “98% normalcy” had returned to this port city in China’s Liaoning Province in the north. “We were watching channels here for news on the battle at the border. After the standoff began, I am unable to access the one Indian newspaper portal I was reading,” said Kumar, operations manager of the US-based software firm Artech China.
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