![DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JULY 21 2019.
Wenjun Foon, owner of Panda Panda Supermarket, in Dragon Mart.
(Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National)
Reporter: Anna Zacharias
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Fan Wenjun left China for Dubai on Valentine's Day 2005 and has found love and prosperity in the Emirates. Reem Mohammed / The National
Fan Wenjun left China for Dubai on Valentine's Day 2005 and has found love and prosperity in the Emirates. Reem Mohammed / The National
How a growing Chinese community found a home away from home in the UAE
The UAE is now home to more than 200,000 Chinese residents and 6,000 businesses as links between the nations continue to strengthen
Anna Zacharias
31 July, 2019