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| ] depicting the 56 recognized ethnic groups of ]]] | |||
| '''Chinese people''' are the various individuals or groups of people associated with ], either by reason of ancestry or heredity, nationality, citizenship, place of residence, or other affiliations. | |||
| ==Ancestry or heredity== | |||
| {{Main|List of ethnic groups in China}} | |||
| A number of ]s within the region of China, as well as people elsewhere with ancestry in the region, may be referred to as Chinese people. | |||
| ], the largest ethnic group in China, are often referred to as "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English.<ref name="Chinese people"> {{zh icon}}. Huayuqiao.org. Retrieved on 2013-04-26.</ref> Han Chinese also form a majority or large minority in other countries, and may comprise as much as 19% of the global human population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/03/04/worlds-most-typical-person-han-chinese-man/ |title=World’s Most Typical Person: Han Chinese Man|website=China Real Time |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=March 4, 2011 |accessdate=2014-07-23}}</ref> | |||
| Other ethnic groups in China include the ], ], ], and ], among many others. The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognizes 56 distinct ethnic groups, some of whom live in ]s of the country. Taiwan officially recognizes 14 tribes of ], who together with unrecognized tribes comprise about 2% of the island's population. The list of ethnic groups in China includes the major ethnic groups of China (PRC) and Taiwan. | |||
| '']'' ({{zh|t=中華民族|s=中华民族|p=Zhōnghuá Mínzú}}), the "Chinese nation", is a supra-ethnic concept which includes all 56 ethnic groups living in China that are officially recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China. It includes established ethnic groups who have lived within the borders of China since at least the ] (1644–1911).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatraveldepot.com/C247-Chinese-nationality |title=Brief Introduction Chinese nationality |website=Chinatraveldepot.com|accessdate=2014-07-23}}</ref> This term replaced ''zhongguo renmin'' ({{lang-zh|中国人民}}), "Chinese people", the term used during the life of ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenner|first=W.J.F.|editor=Alan Lawrance|title=China Since 1919: Revolution and Reform: a Sourcebook|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JWc9Ia7TcaMC&pg=PA252|year=2004|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-25141-9|pages=252–255|chapter=Race and history in China}}</ref> The term ''zhonghua minzu'' was used by the Republic of China from 1911–1949 to refer to a subset of ] in China.<ref>{{cite book|last=Millward|first=James A.|title=Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang|year=2007|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-13924-3}}</ref> | |||
| ==Nationality, citizenship, or residence== | |||
| The ] regulates ] within the PRC. A person obtains nationality either by birth when at least one parent is of Chinese nationality or by ]. All persons holding nationality of the People's Republic of China are ]s of the Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/constitution/constitution.html |title=Constitution of the People's Republic of China (Article 33) |website=People's Daily Online |date=May 2, 1982|accessdate=2014-07-23}}</ref> | |||
| The ] is the official form of identification for residents of the People's Republic of China. | |||
| Within the People's Republic of China, a ] or ] may be issued to Chinese citizens who are residents of Hong Kong or Macao, respectively. | |||
| The ] regulates nationality within the ROC (Taiwan). A person obtains nationality either by birth or by naturalization. A person with at least one parent who is a national of the Republic of China, or born in the ROC to stateless parents qualifies for nationality by birth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=D0030001 |title=Nationality Act |website=Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China|date=2006-01-27|accessdate=2014-07-23}}</ref> | |||
| The relationship between Taiwanese nationality and Chinese nationality is disputed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070927192912/http://www.immigration.gov.tw/immig_eng/aspcode/showactsregu.asp?id=3|title=Nationality Act|work=National Immigration Agency, immigration.gov.tw}}</ref> | |||
| The ] is an identity document issued to people who have ] in the ]. The ] is an identification card issued to residents of the Republic of China who do not hold a National Identification Card. | |||
| ==Other uses== | |||
| ] refers to people of Chinese ethnicity or national heritage who live outside of the People's Republic of China or Taiwan as the result of the continuing ]. People with one or more Chinese ancestors may consider themselves overseas Chinese. Such people vary widely in terms of ]. In some areas throughout the world ]s known as ]s are home to populations of Chinese ancestry. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| == External links == | |||
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| * {{Citation | |||
| |url = http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B | |||
| |title = The Ranking of Ethnic Chinese Population | |||
| |accessdate = 2008-11-02 | |||
| |publisher = Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission, Republic of China | |||
| }} | |||
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