Fujian Province Today, the majority of emigrants departing for destinations around the globe originate in an area the size of Delaware (2,396 square miles or about 6,133 square kilometers) in Chinas Fujian (Fukien) Province3. The current situation in Fujian parallels the nineteenth century migration from its neighboring province Guangdong. The mountainous region of Fujian lies north of Guangdong and across the Taiwan Strait from Taiwan. The Communists were careful to place state industries out of the reach of Taiwan 4, and as a result Fujian became a leader in economic liberalization. The placement of export industries into coastal areas also contributed to a successful Fujianese economy. Fujian supplements light industry with natural resources such as coal, iron, limestone, hydroelectrici ...