Politically, however, only 8,000-some Chinese currently have the right to vote, and given factional infighting and the vagaries of vote distribution, Chinese control just two of the more than 30 seats in the territorial assembly. Economic strength combined with political weakness put them in a rather shaky position.
今天華人和大溪地原住民、法國人一樣都拿法國護照，大溪地政府也明白宣稱，他們是大溪地最主要的三個種族，地位一律平等。但在政治上，限於人數，目前擁有投票權的華人只有八千多人，加上派系競爭，票源分散，因此現在國會卅多個席次中，華人只佔兩席。