Word: fujian
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...most dangerous thing Chen Canting had done in his life. But as he crouched in a small fishing boat in the south China province of Fujian, he had no idea just how perilous. A dozen others huddled in the boat. Some of their faces were familiar, but the 20-year-old knew none of them by name. They had just one thing in common: all were bound for America. Illegally...
...friend had introduced Chen to the snakeheads--Chinese gangsters who run human smuggling syndicates with links to Chinese communities all over the world. Shifty, violent men with a liking for gold watches and rings the size of plumbing fixtures, the snakeheads have a ruthless reputation throughout Fujian. Chen was scared of them, but he was also exhilarated at the prospect of going to the U.S. and earning "big money." (His name, village and some identifying details have been changed to protect him and his family.) For $37,000 the snakeheads promised to transport Chen to New York City. He didn...
...boss. His house was like a mansion, and there were 100 servants." Chen quickly discovered that local peasants had "much worse lives" than farmers in China. He and his fellow illegals were not fleeing desperate poverty. Their coastal province is relatively well off for China: Fujian gets investment from Taiwan, just across the strait, and the land is fertile enough to feed everyone. But Fujianese have a centuries-old tradition of emigration, peopling many Chinatowns around the world; the young grow up with the idea of emigrating to join their rich overseas relatives. What China denies many is opportunity...
...provoking a military showdown that would inevitably draw in the U.S. During the 1996 Taiwan election, Beijing fired missiles over an outlying island and the U.S. responded by sending a naval battle group into the strait. But for all the bluster and buildup of missiles on the coastline of Fujian province, however, China right now lacks the military means to mount an effective invasion - a naval force capable of rapidly deploying tens of thousands of troops on the island, and an air force capable of dominating the skies...
...year-old taxi driver, dressed in a trendy T shirt and jeans, is an ardent follower of Mazu, the sea goddess of peace. As a child, she was brought by her parents to a temple dedicated to the deity on Meizhou Island, off the coast of China's Fujian province. There, despite living in an officially atheistic nation, she was taught to worship. The goddess, says Mei, "is very receptive and answers all my prayers...