Why do most Singaporeans live in China?

China people (China people, Han nationality) are not from China.

From the Ming Dynasty, especially Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean, China's first immigration to Nanyang reached its peak. Many sailors and fishermen stayed in Malacca (Malaysia), and their descendants also thrived here. In the past, Singapore and Malaysia were a federal country called Malaya. 1965, Singapore passively declared its independence, and the Chinese in Singapore were the main ones, which triggered a large number of Chinese to move to Singapore from Malacca and Johor in Malaya.

At present, the total population of Singapore is about 5.3 million, including more than 3 million Singaporean citizens, with a permanent population of about 500,000, and others are non-residents, accounting for 62%, 65,438+00% and 28% respectively. Singapore citizens are mainly divided by race: 2.42 million Chinese (Han nationality), accounting for 74.1%; 440,000 Malays, accounting for13.4%; 300,000 Indians, accounting for 9.2%; The rest are European Asians/hybrids, accounting for 3.3%.