The first international population journal to focus exclusively on population issues in Asia, Asian Population Studies publishes original research on matters related to population in this large, complex and rapidly changing region, and welcomes substantive empirical analyses, theoretical works, applied research, and contributions to methodology.

Asian Population Studies is the first international journal dedicated exclusively to population issues in Asia. It publishes original research on matters related to population in this vast, complex, and rapidly changing region, welcoming substantive empirical analyses, theoretical works, applied research, and contributions to methodology.

《Asian Population Studies》是第一本专注于亚洲人口问题的国际期刊，致力于发表与这一广阔、复杂且快速变化的地区相关的人口研究。期刊欢迎实证分析、理论研究、应用研究以及方法论方面的贡献。

Asian Population Studies

This article outlines the post-2020 trend of substantial increase in applications and enrolments of mainland Chinese students to Malaysia and discusses its key drivers. It argues that this trend is not exclusively driven by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and domestic push factors in China, nor is it a simple reflection of recent global shifts in international student mobility flows. Instead, it must be viewed through the lens of historical and contemporary interactions between Malaysia and China (including early Chinese immigration, China-Malaysia bilateral relations, BRI-related infrastructure projects, and lifestyle migration), alongside Malaysia's evolving higher education landscape and internationalisation efforts. It highlights two key observations about this wave of Chinese student mobility to Malaysia: (1) educational credentialism and graduate student mobility; and (2) undergraduate student mobility to Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), an international branch campus of a public Chinese university that offers offshore education with cultural familiarity and reputability.

Sin Yee Koh

Brenda S. A. Yeoh

Post-2020 mainland Chinese student mobility to Malaysia: trends and drivers

2020年后中国大陆学生赴马来西亚流动：趋势与驱动因素

Vietnam and China have a shared history of collaboration and conflict, with economic interdependence becoming an important pillar in recent decades. China's larger worldwide policy of economic and cultural expansion (or the 'go-out strategy') is crucial in facilitating Chinese migration to Vietnam, notably in the form of contract labour migration. Simultaneously, China's borderland and economic corridor development policies contribute greatly to commerce flows and social visits connecting the two nations' border regions. Since its inception in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has strengthened these economic ties and created an environment conducive to educational exchanges. In the context of Vietnam's long history of student exchanges with the West, this article examines how both China and Vietnam respond to new educational and economic opportunities presented by the BRI. It focuses on (a) the role of student mobility in the development of Vietnam's education system, (b) the state and institutional initiatives centred on academic collaboration and scholarship programmes, including BRI, that facilitate Vietnam-China educational exchanges, and (c) the significance of cultural and language learning as a basis for student mobility flows against the backdrop of educational diplomacy and deepening economic ties between the two nations.

Phuong Hao Phan

Yi’En Cheng

Shifting axis of educational diplomacy: student mobilities at Vietnam-China borders

教育外交轴心的转变：越南-中国边境的学生流动

This paper delves into the evolving academic and educational dynamics between Singapore and China, highlighting their mutually reinforcing relationship. It examines both historical connections and current academic linkages, focusing on the key factors driving Chinese international student migration to Singapore. The paper details diplomatic and economic connections that have led to educational exchanges and migration, emphasising how early interactions laid the groundwork for robust training and educational cooperation. Furthermore, it underscores the substantial presence of Chinese students in Singapore's tertiary education and the distinctive attributes that make Singapore a sought-after study destination in Southeast Asia—such as the city-state's approach to higher education prioritising human capital development over tuition revenue generation, the global reputation of its higher education institutions, English-speaking environment, and promising career prospects due to the presence of multinational companies. Finally, the paper explores cross-border academic mobility and joint knowledge production between the two countries. In doing so, it seeks to augment the existing understanding of regional student mobility and knowledge production, shedding light on the evolving dynamics between China and Singapore within the domain of higher education.

Kris Hyesoo Lee

Madeleine Clare Shutler

Understanding Sino-Singapore educational exchanges: international student mobility and cross-border knowledge production

理解中新教育交流：国际学生流动与跨境知识生产

South Asian countries show different patterns of internal migration according to gender. In India, females have long dominated internal migration flows; censuses between 1971 and 2011 show that aro...

Gavin W. Jones

New patterns of female migration in South Asia

南亚女性移民的新模式

In China in 2017, the elderly dependency ratio (EDR) – which is the number of elderly per 100 working-age population – was 14.8. This represents a huge increase from 6.7 in 1970. The speed and magnitude of the ageing trend remains a serious threat to the sustainable development of China. However, the EDRs exhibit wide and unusual spatial variations within the nation. In this study, based on a decomposition analysis, the spatial pattern of the EDRs across 31 provinces in China in 2000 and 2010 are investigated. The analyses attributed the change in the EDRs to four factors: working-age migration, mortality of the population aged 5–54, population momentum, and growth of the elderly population. It is found that the impacts of internal migration offset or even reverse the regional differentials in fertility and mortality, leading to an unusual ageing pattern in China. More developed provinces attracted young workers, which reduced the EDRs despite persistent low fertility; whereas the less developed provinces saw young workers outflow, increasing the EDRs despite the relatively high fertility rate. To some extent, it could be said that some provinces are ‘growing old before growing rich’, while other provinces are growing rich without growing old.

Mengni Chen

Chris J. Lloyd

Paul S. F. Yip

Growing rich without growing old: the impact of internal migration in China

未老先富：中国内部迁移的影响

Infant mortality is an important population health statistic that is often used to make health policy decisions. Unfortunately, these data are not available for all populations. A newly developed method is presented for accounting for the stochastic uncertainty found in infant mortality rates (IMRs) estimated from sample surveys and for the first time applied to a country in the Southeast Asian/Pacific Basin area, the Philippines. The method is founded on the fact that there are two sources of variation in sample-based estimates of IMRs: (1) sample size; and (2) variation of infant deaths. The approach is aimed at taking into account stochastic uncertainty while preserving information concerning the uncertainty due to sampling. In applying the method to the Philippines, the sample-based IMR estimates appear to perform well in terms of accounting for stochastic uncertainty. This finding is consistent with previous research assessing this approach in Africa and with variations, in Canada, Europe and the United States, which suggests that in the form presented here or in one of its variants, it could successfully be employed not only elsewhere in the Southeast Asia/Pacific Basin region but also in East Asia, North Asia, South Asia, and West Asia.

David A. Swanson

Estimating the stochastic uncertainty underlying sample-based estimates of infant mortality in the Philippines: a first-time application to a country in the Southeast Asia/Pacific Basin region

估计菲律宾婴儿死亡率基于样本估计的随机不确定性：首次应用于东南亚/太平洋地区国家

This study seeks to characterise the effects of migration on the population development of Hong Kong where there has been rapid population transition due to extremely low fertility and uncertainties in migration flows. We explore actual historical trends during the period 2011–2021, and how these trends could shape the future demographic distribution if they persist. Using population census data, we estimate the net migration numbers in Hong Kong during the period 2011–2021, and develop population projections from 2026 to 2056 based on three alternative migration scenarios: (1) no net migration, (2) constant at the 2016–2021 level (negative growth), and (3) constant at the 2011–2016 level (positive growth but stable). Projected overall dependency ratios are also estimated under the three migration scenarios, as well as two retirement age scenarios: retiring at 65 years and 70 years. Our findings demonstrate that immigration would become an important and positive factor to slow down the process of population ageing to achieve a more sustainable development. The extension of the retirement age from 65 years to 70 years will certainly help to mitigate the ageing pressure in Hong Kong. We also provide implications of these projections for other Asian societies in similar situations.

短名	Asian Popul. Stud.
Journal Impact	1.67
国际分区	DEMOGRAPHY(Q2)
期刊索引	SCI Q4中科院 4 区

ISSN	1744-1730, 1744-1749
h-index	28
国内分区	社会学(4区)社会学人口学(4区)

涉及主题	经济社会学地理人口学医学政治学环境卫生人口法学人口经济学社会经济学历史考古生物经济增长心理学数学生育率计算机科学
出版信息	出版商: Routledge，出版周期: ，期刊类型: journal，开源期刊: 否
基本数据	创刊年份: 2006，原创研究文献占比: 100.00%，自引率:20.00%， Gold OA占比: 22.95%

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Post-2020 mainland Chinese student mobility to Malaysia: trends and drivers

Shifting axis of educational diplomacy: student mobilities at Vietnam-China borders

Understanding Sino-Singapore educational exchanges: international student mobility and cross-border knowledge production

New patterns of female migration in South Asia

Growing rich without growing old: the impact of internal migration in China

Understanding Sino-Singapore educational exchanges: international student mobility and cross-border knowledge production

Shifting axis of educational diplomacy: student mobilities at Vietnam-China borders

Post-2020 mainland Chinese student mobility to Malaysia: trends and drivers

Estimating the stochastic uncertainty underlying sample-based estimates of infant mortality in the Philippines: a first-time application to a country in the Southeast Asia/Pacific Basin region

Assessment of the impact of migration on Hong Kong’s population and its development