What's the difference between China people and overseas Chinese?

The main difference is that one has China nationality and the other does not.

1. Overseas Chinese refer to China people who have China nationality and China passport and have never joined the nationality of their current country of residence. They have only lived abroad for many years for some reason, and are collectively referred to as overseas Chinese.

They are still the nationality of China and are still protected by the laws of China. Note that overseas Chinese do not include tourists, visitors, workers and technicians sent by the government to other countries to assist in construction, public servants sent by the state to foreign countries and overseas students. Therefore, overseas Chinese must be citizens of China, while China people can refer to foreign citizens with foreign nationality and ancestral home in China.

2. China people, the word "descendants" means descendants in Chinese. As we all know, China people refer to overseas Chinese of China descent, children born in the host country and having acquired the nationality of the host country. Born in a foreign country, you automatically have foreign nationality (because China does not recognize dual nationality).

Legally speaking, Chinese is no longer a citizen of China, but he is still of Chinese descent, so he is called Chinese. There is also a special situation. For example, a person who was born and raised in China, went abroad to settle down as an adult, and obtained the nationality of the host country is called China. For example, an China immigrated to the United States and became an American citizen, even though he was not born in the United States, he was called a China.