Sea turtle

Benjamin Barrett gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM
Fri Nov 18 03:53:16 UTC 2011

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>From "The magic of diasporas," 19 Nov 2011 (http://www.economist.com/node/21538742)

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China’s technology industry is dominated by “sea turtles” (Chinese who have lived abroad and returned).
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Not in the OED or Wiktionary.

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

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