Changing situation of Chinese migrants in the Far East at the late 1920s

In the 1920s a significant number of Chinese migrants lived in the Far Eastern region. They carried out their activities in various branches of local industry and participated in the development of trade. The living conditions of Chinese migrants were influenced by both the transformation of the domestic political and economic situation as well as changes in Soviet-Chinese relations at the international level. The end of the 1920s was characterized by an increase in international tension, including the intensification of confrontation between the Soviet state and China. The conflict on the Chinese Eastern Railway and the subsequent rupture of Soviet-Chinese diplomatic relations had a significant impact on Chinese migrants living in the Far Eastern region. The situation of Chinese migrants has deteriorated significantly, and their displacementt has been observed. Arrests, searches, and detention were used by Soviet law enforcement agencies, and therefore many Chinese migrants decided to return to their homeland. These factors contributed to a reduction in the number of Chinese entrepreneurs and industrial workers in the region. The conflict on the Chinese Eastern Railway also resulted in the appearance of Chinese prisoners of war in the territory of Transbaikalia, with whom appropriate political work was carried out by Soviet state and party bodies.