Sarawak Chinese Economy under Japanese Occupation in Rajang River Basin: Outlook from Archives and Local Materials [从档案与民间文献管窥日据时代拉让江流域华人社会经济情况]

26 Aug 2022 03.00 PM - 04.30 PM Alumni, Current Students, Industry/Academic Partners, Prospective Students, Public

The International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies Lecture Series (5)《华人研究国际学报》讲座系列 (五)

Title:  Sarawak Chinese Economy under Japanese Occupation in Rajang River Basin: Outlook from Archives and Local Materials [从档案与民间文献管窥日据时代拉让江流域华人社会经济情况]

​Speaker:  Dr CHEN Tsung-Yuan 陈琮渊博士（Department of History/Research Office of Southeast Asia History, Tamkang University 淡江大学历史学系/东南亚史研究室)

​Moderator:  Dr ZHANG Huimei 张慧梅博士（Chinese Heritage Centre, Nanyang Technological University 南洋理工大学华裔馆）

Date and Time:  26th August 2022 15:00 - 16:30 Singapore Time (UTC+8)

Abstract: 

This speech uses the archives of Overseas Chinese Property Loss Registration Form, which was registered by the Kuomintang Government of China after WWII, and local material to explore the development of the Chinese economy during the Pacific War in the Rajang River basin. Under Japanese military rule, the model of Chinese economy was forced to transform to meet Japanese military demands. Chinese businesses in the Rajang River basin suffered heavily, with only small workshops and retail businesses surviving. Harsh duties and forced labour severely damaged Chinese businesses and was made worse by the Japanese military government intentionally manipulating ethnic relations.

本讲座利用国民政府〈华侨财产损失登记表〉及民间文献，探讨太平洋战争时期日本军政统治下，砂拉越拉让江流域华人的社会经济情况。在日军统治下，拉让江流域华人经济被迫转型以符合战时需求；华人工商业受损严重，仅小型作坊及零售店艰难维持；日军苛捐杂税及强制劳动对华人经济造成重大损害，日本军政府刻意操弄族群关系使之雪上加霜。

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