This book analyses immigration policies in East Asia in the context of contemporary global migration flows and mobility.

1. Introduction: Migration Governance in East Asia. Towards an Analytical Framework 2. Keeping Immigration under Control: Development and Characteristics of the East Asian Migration Region PART I: GREATER CHINA 3. Migrant Actions and Government Responses: African Traders in the Pearl River Delta, China 4. Global City Competition and New Hierarchies of Urban Citizenship in China's Migration Regime 5. 'Three Evils' and 'Three Illegals': Discourses on 'Illegal' Immigration in China 6. Migration Governance at the Sino-Russian Border 7. 'Foreign Wives', Eurasian children, and Citizenship Dilemmas in China 8. China and the Refugee Dilemma: A New Asylum Destination or a Challenge to International Norms? 9. The Reform of Chinese Migration Law and the Protection of Migrants' Rights 10. On a Steep Learning Curve in the Immigration Legislation: Taiwan's Proximity to Sovereignty, Selectivity and Benevolence 11. The Politics of Mainlander Immigration in Postcolonial Hong Kong PART II: JAPAN AND KOREA 12. 'This is Not an Immigration Policy': The 2018 Immigration Reform and the Future of Immigration and Citizenship in Japan 13. Brazilian Migrants and Multiculturalism in Japan: Local tabunka kyosei Policies and their Effect on the Brazilian Diaspora in Hamamatsu 14. Liberation from Blood: The Inclusion of Non-Citizens in the South Korean Polity