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Chinese people

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Chinese people
Regions with significant populations
 United States2,899,267
 Japan784,763
 Canada691,489
 Australia641,624[1]
Languages
Chinese
Religion
Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion

Chinese people are the various ethnic groups from China, including Taiwan.

Countries with a significant population with Chinese ancestry.
  China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
  + 1,000,000
  + 100,000
  + 10,000
  + 1,000

The largest of these groups is the Han Chinese. This group is often called "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English.[2] Large numbers of Han Chinese live in countries other than China. They may make up as much as 19% of the world's population.[3]

Other ethnic groups in China include the Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, and Uyghurs, among many others. The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognises 56 ethnic groups.[4][5] Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC) officially recognises 14 tribes of Taiwanese aborigines. The list of ethnic groups in China includes the major ethnic groups of China (PRC) and Taiwan.

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References

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  1. China - International emigrant stock
  2. Who are the Chinese people? (in Chinese). Huayuqiao.org. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
  3. "World's Most Typical Person: Han Chinese Man". China Real Time. Wall Street Journal. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. Jenner, W.J.F. (2004). "Race and history in China". In Alan Lawrance (ed.). China Since 1919: Revolution and Reform: a Sourcebook. Psychology Press. pp. 252–255. ISBN 978-0-415-25141-9.
  5. Millward, James A. (2007). Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-13924-3.