Here, we report on the occurrence and recent rapid expansion of the hybridogenic “flowerhorn” cichlid in ancient Lake Matano, the hydrological head of the Malili Lakes system in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Invasive fish species can have major impacts on freshwater faunas, particularly in isolated systems harbouring adaptive animal radiations. They do not regard China as a diasporic "home." Their "Chineseness," defmed through exclusion, does not enhance their proximity to contemporary China. What these versions have in common is the subject position of being constructed as "Other" in opposition to the indigenous "Self." Nevertheless, despite such "othedng" processes, these entrepreneurs are committed to local societies to which their families and fortunes are tied. The article compares such entrepreneurs in Manado (eastern Indonesia), Singapore and Johor Baru (southern Peninsular Malaysia) Tbe analysis reveals different versions of "Chineseness" in the three cities, produced by different demographic, social and political contexts. The focus is on small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs, rather than highly mobile business conglomerates.
Based on recent fieldwork, this article examines the factor of ethnicity in the positioning strategies of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs in relation to the emergence of China as a land of seemingly great economic potential.
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