Prior to the Second World War, Chinese businesspeople controlled the lifeblood of the Vietnamese economy and enjoyed a high social status, as well as the respect of the French colonial government.
華人長袖善舞又勤力工作，早在二次大戰前就控制了越南的經濟命脈，他們有很高的社會地位，很得法國殖民政府的尊重。