▁these ▁migr ants ▁had ▁not ▁really ▁intended ▁to ▁sett le ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁but ▁simply ▁to ▁make ▁money ▁and ▁return ▁home . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁out break ▁and ▁intens ification ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War , ▁and ▁following ▁it ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁these ▁migr ants ▁ended ▁up ▁stay ing ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁far ▁longer ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁intended , ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁their ▁home . ▁The ▁community ▁once ▁number ed ▁in ▁the ▁thousands ; ▁however , ▁beginning ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁its ▁members ▁began ▁to ▁migr ate ▁over se as ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁statistics ▁from ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁on ▁Taiwan ' s ▁O verse as ▁Chinese ▁Affairs ▁Commission ▁showed ▁just ▁ 4 5 0 ▁registered ▁over se as ▁Chinese ▁remaining ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁eas ing ▁of ▁imm igration ▁reg ulations , ▁a ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁Chinese ▁migr ants ▁came ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁try ▁their ▁luck ▁in ▁small ▁business es , ▁bra ving ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war . ▁These ▁new ▁migr ants ▁established ▁various ▁community ▁organis ations , ▁including ▁a ▁football ▁team . ▁No ▁Chinese ▁people ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have