[Mrs. Don-o]

Milan is one of Italy's top demographic hubs for Chinese: there are officially about 20,000 Chinese in Milan, NOT COUNTING those who have come illegally, and China-born people who are now Italian citizens.

IOW, 20,000 known Chinese people with legal Chinese citizenship, in Milan. They are centered in the textile/clothing/fashion industry. There is a LOT of travel and commerce back and forth between Milan and China, as well as a lot of circulation amongst Chinese communities in Italy ----large numbers in Rome, and Prato (in Tuscany) as well as somewhat smaller numbers in Turin and Florence.

How this related to the Coronavius epidemic is yet to be explored.

[ifinnegan]

Milan is one of Italy’s top demographic hubs for Chinese: there are officially about 20,000 Chinese in Milan, NOT COUNTING those who have come illegally, and China-born people who are now Italian citizens.

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Yes and I think the official number is even higher than 20K. I think it’s 60K not including illegals.