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{{See also|List of ethnic groups in China}}
The term '''Chinese people''' may refer to any of the following:

*People  with [[Han Chinese]] ethnicity (often simply referred to as "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English).<ref name="Chinese people"/>
*The [[Zhonghua minzu]], 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, such as [[Han Chinese|Han]], [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]], [[Manchu]], [[Tibetan people|Tibetans]], and other established ethnic groups who have lived within the borders of China since at least the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644–1911).<ref>[http://www.chinatraveldepot.com/C247-Chinese-nationality "Chinese nationality"]</ref>
*People who hold citizenship of the [[Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China]] ([[mainland China]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]]).<ref name="Chinese people"/>
*People who hold citizenship of [[Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]]) (See [[political status of Taiwan]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immigration.gov.tw/immig_eng/aspcode/showactsregu.asp?id=3|title=Nationality Act}}</ref>

Race (hereditary reasons), nationality, citizenship, place of residence (geographical factors), and ancestry (historical and genealogical factors) can be used to define someone as Chinese.

==See also==
{{Portal|China}}
*[[List of ethnic groups in China]]
*[[Chinese nationality]]
*[[Overseas Chinese]]

==Note==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Chinese people">[http://www.huayuqiao.org/articles/shcheong/shcheong02.htm "Who are the Chinese people?" {{zh icon}}]</ref>
}}

==References==
*[http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/minority/minority.html Chinese Ethnic Minorities]

==External links==
*{{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
}} (covers the years 2004 and 2005)

[[Category:Chinese people| ]]

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