改革开放以来,中国人因留学、旅游、投资、打工等出境人数逐年递增。2006年,中国出境人数达3452万人次。世界旅游理事会估计,到2020年,中国公民出境人数将超过1亿人次①。与此同时,中国人的海外安全事件呈现快速上升的势头,2005年,外交部参与处理的各类中国人海外安全事件达2· Since the reform and opening up, the Chinese have been increasing their numbers of people leaving the country for study abroad, tourism, investment and labor. In 2006, the number of Chinese people leaving the country reached 34.52 million. The World Travel Council estimates that by 2020, the number of Chinese citizens leaving the country will exceed 100 million. In the meantime, the overseas security incidents of the Chinese people have shown a rapid upward trend. In 2005, the number of overseas Chinese security incidents handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reached 2 · 2