Ethnic Chinese
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Ethnic Chinese may refer to:
  • Han Chinese
    Han Chinese
    Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...

    , the dominant ethnic group in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macao, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Singapore.
  • Overseas Chinese
    Overseas Chinese
    Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China Area . People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese....

    , people of Chinese birth or descent living outside of China, generally assumed to be part of the above Han group, although there are also people with non-Han ancestry from China.
  • Zhonghua minzu
    Zhonghua minzu
    Zhonghua minzu , usually translated as Chinese ethnic groups or Chinese nationality, refers to the modern notion of a Chinese nationality transcending ethnic divisions, with a central identity for China as a whole...

    , the umbrella term to refer to all ethnic groups native to China.

See also

  • List of ethnic groups in China: groups within the People's Republic of China
    People's Republic of China
    China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

     (PRC) and the Republic of China
    Republic of China
    The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

    (ROC, "Taiwan".)
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