An article published in The Economist on July 28, stated that the number of asylum seekers from China had increased sharply since Xi Jinping took over. Between 2012 and 2020, the annual number of asylum-seekers from China rose from 15,362 to 107,864, according to data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Since Xi Jinping took power at the end of 2012, 613,000 Chinese nationals have applied for asylum in another country. About 70% of them sought asylum in America in 2020. It added that many people arrive on tourist or business visas, and then make an asylum application.
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