What do you mean by China people? China descendants of overseas Chinese born in the host country.

Chinese-Americans are children born to overseas Chinese in the host country. Although they have foreign nationality, they are of China origin. Modern times also designate China people who live abroad and obtain foreign nationality. Chinese is also the abbreviation of the descendants of the Chinese nation, which is the predecessor of the Han nationality.

What do you mean by China people? The definition of Chinese American attributes should meet the following requirements:

1. One or both parents are citizens of China.

2. Parents live abroad.

3. Have a foreign nationality at birth.

Chinese originally distributed in Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines or Thailand, and mainly came from Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan in the16-19th century. It was not until the 20th century that the distribution of overseas Chinese gradually dispersed, centering on Asia and spreading to European and American countries.

According to historical records, as early as the Han Dynasty, after the establishment of Sino-Western exchanges, China began to establish diplomatic relations with Southeast Asia and India. It was not until the opening of maritime trade that the first batch of immigrants appeared. Most of them were businessmen and sailors. They settled in Southeast Asia for the convenience of doing business. Until the Tang Dynasty, there were more and more immigrants from China, and many foreigners were also called overseas Chinese? Tang people? .

The difference between Chinese and overseas Chinese is 1. China people: China people are all people of China origin, whether they are overseas Chinese, China people or China citizens in China.

2. Overseas Chinese: People who have China nationality but have settled abroad for a long time, excluding those who travel or visit abroad, must be China citizens living abroad to be called overseas Chinese.

3. Chinese: People who are descendants of overseas Chinese, generally born overseas, have no China nationality, but are of China origin, and are called Chinese.