Also, environmental activ-ists consider them the “ chief culprits ” in importing plastic products. Nonetheless, they have become a pillar of the economy in Tarawa. Moreover, given the extended family culture of Ki-ribati, when a Chinese immigrant marries a local girl, he not only gets permanent resident status, he also takes on the obligation to support all the branches of the clan!
然而，他們確實已是塔拉瓦的一大經濟支柱，並在吉里巴斯的大家庭傳統下，一旦娶當地女子為妻，一方面雖取得長期居留保證，卻也意味著有義務養活枝繁葉茂的一大家子人呢！