It is a crisis time, you know, but not for Chinese immigrants resident in Spain. In 2011 only as much as 45% of new members to the National Register of workers with VAT came right from the Celestial Empire. This explains why, especially in large Spanish cities, among the entrepreneurs of foreign origin Chinese are now the most numerous. In Barcelona, for example, represent over 34% of the total. The percentage reach 50% if we take into account only businesses such as bars, restaurants, grocers and so-called bazaar, where you can find any type of item for your home. No lunch break, efficient family organization and competitive prices, seem to be the made in China antidote against the recession that is gripping the Iberian Peninsula. No wonder if we taste a delicious potato tortilla in a typical tapas bar where the owner does not have anything Hispanic.
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