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( Overseas Chinese)
40,000,000 (estimates) The term Overseas Chinese is ambiguous as to whether it can refer to any of the ethnic groups that live in China (the broadly defined Zhonghua minzu) or whether it refers specifically to the Han Chinese ethnicity, narrowly defined. Korean minorities from China who are living in South Korea today are often included in calculations of overseas Chinese, because ethnic Koreans may also identify themselves as part of the Chinese nation. In Southeast Asia and particularly in Malaysia and Singapore, the state classifies the Peranakan as Chinese despite partial assimilation into Malay culture. One study on overseas Chinese defines several criteria for identifying non-Han overseas Chinese there is evidence of descent from groups living within or originating from China, they still retain their culture, self-identify with Chinese culture or acknowledge Chinese origin, and are not indigenous to their current land. Under this definition, minority overseas Chinese number about 7 million, or about 8.4% of the total overseas population.[1] The Chinese language has various terms equivalent to the English "Overseas Chinese". Huáqiáo (Simplified??; Traditional??) refers to Chinese citizens residing in countries other than China. Huáyì (Simplified??; Traditional??) refers to ethnic Chinese residing outside of China. [31] Another often-used term is ???? (haiwài huárén), a more literal translation of Overseas Chinese; it is often used by the PRC government to refer to people of Chinese ethnicities who live outside the PRC, regardless of citizenship.
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