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In response to which financial crisis did nationals of sub-Saharan Africa move to Guangzhou in large numbers?

  • 1997/98 Asian financial crisis

  • 2008 global financial crisis

  • 1980s Latin American debt crisis

  • European sovereign debt crisis

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In response to the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had initially settled in the Middle East and Southeast Asia moved to Guangzhou in unprecedented numbers. This migration contributed to the city's diverse population.
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