What do you mean by China people (China people, overseas Chinese, China people)

China people refer to the children of overseas Chinese of China descent born in the host country, who have acquired the nationality of the host country. Generally speaking, they are foreigners of China origin. Modern China people refer to those who stipulate that China people living abroad will acquire nationality outside China and those who were born abroad and have foreign nationality according to the laws of the country of birth. In other words, legally speaking, they are no longer citizens of China. But by blood, they are descendants of China people.

Ancient refers to the Central Plains of China. The confrontation between China and the United States first appeared in Zuo Zhuan Ding Gong Ten Years: "Don't seek summer, don't mess with China." Liu Jinkun's "Persuasion Table": "Heaven and earth are in harmony, and China people's feelings are at their disposal." Preface to Poems on March 3 Qushui in the Southern Dynasties: "Chinese people arrive in Yin and watch and listen to the collection." Biography of Li Shuming in the New Tang Dynasty: In the early days, Dongchuan was robbed by soldiers, and the township was carved. In the 20th year of Meiji, the Chinese came to Sui 'an.

Overseas Chinese mainly live in Singapore, where there are many local ethnic minorities, and Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, where there are 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.

The legend of China people emigrating overseas began in the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, but the history can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. In 124 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established exchanges between China and the West. For a long time, messengers and people came and went every year, ranging from hundreds to hundreds. China has opened up maritime traffic with Southeast Asia, India and Sri Lanka since the Han Dynasty. Due to overseas trade, China businessmen and sailors began to emigrate to Southeast Asia, and some of them settled down and became the first generation of overseas immigrants.