Ethnic Chinese

Ethnic Chinese may refer to:

  • Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in greater China
  • Overseas Chinese, people of Chinese birth or descent living outside of China, mostly but not entirely comprising Han Chinese
  • Zhonghua minzu, the umbrella term to refer to all ethnic groups native to China

Famous quotes containing the words ethnic and/or chinese:

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    “One alone in a Chinese square
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    He stood for freedom for us all,
    but few care now if he’s jailed or dead.”
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