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The Chinese people, or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China, usually through ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, or other affiliation. [1]
Besides the Han Chinese majority, 55 other ethnic (minority) groups are categorized in present-day China, numbering approximately 105 million people (8%), mostly concentrated in the bordering northwest, north, northeast, south and southwest but with some in central interior areas.
Chinese Malaysians, also commonly called locally as Malaysian Chinese, are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese ethnicity. They form the second-largest ethnic group, after the Malay majority, and are 22.8% of the Malaysian population.
Under this definition, the Chinese state recognizes fifty-six ethnic groups in China—the majority Han and fifty-five minority nationalities ( shaoshu minzu 少数民族, often also translated “ethnic minorities”).
There are 56 officially recognized ethnic groups. The largest is the Han Chinese, numbering 900 million, who reside in every region of the country. The smallest group is the Hezhen, living in the far northeast, with fewer than 2,000 people.
Oct 15, 2022 · So many of the commentators discussing China — predominantly white voices — do not have the racial literacy to begin to understand how race and racism inform China's rise.
Mar 16, 2021 · This commentary explores how new racism was conceptualized in Europe, what this special issue brings to this literature – the specificities of Asian histories of race in the context of new diverse migration patterns, the role of comparison in racialization and of the intersections of class and gender with race.
Oct 26, 2012 · 26 October 2012. The vast majority of the Chinese population regard themselves as belonging to the same race, a stark contrast to the multiracial composition of other populous countries. What...
Jul 14, 2024 · China serves as home to 56 official ethnic groups. The largest group, the Han, makes up over 92% of China's vast population, and it is the elements of Han civilization regraded as "Chinese culture".
May 30, 2023 · There are 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in the country, including the Han people, the Mongols and the Uyghurs. Census forms and other questionnaires rely on self-identification to...
