They tended not only to own the shops , but hire mostly Chinese workers , increasing the scope and power of the Chinese influence .
Since the period after 1850 , the Chinese have come to dominate small business in the major cities of the Nanyang .
Chinese tended not only to own the shops , but hire mostly Chinese workers , increasing the scope and power of the Chinese influence .
Since the period after 1850 , the Chinese have come to dominate small business in the major cities of the Nanyang .