Were there any Chinese in Britain in the late Qing Dynasty?

There is in theory. It is said that China people first went to England in 1898, which was in the late Qing Dynasty. However, I personally think that, based on the concept of "China citizen who has obtained the nationality of the host country", there should be no racial term "China" in Britain in the late Qing Dynasty. In addition, data show that overseas Chinese mainly live in Singapore, where there are relatively many local ethnic minorities, and Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, where there are relatively few local ethnic minorities. From 16 to 19 century, overseas Chinese in these areas were mainly concentrated in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and later concentrated in Hainan province. From the tenth century to the fifteenth century, immigrants mainly went to Malacca and Southeast Asia.

Since the second half of the 20th century, the geographical distribution of overseas Chinese has also changed, showing a gradual dispersion from concentration, that is, from a high concentration in Asia, especially Southeast Asia, to areas outside Asia, especially Europe, the United States and Australia.

It is not difficult to see that the accurate definition of the concept of "China people" really existed in Britain was in the second half of the 20th century, so there were no China people in Britain in the late Qing Dynasty.