Korean Chinese
Korean Chinese, also called Chaoxianzu (Chinese: 朝鲜族; Korean: 조선족; RR: Joseonjok), is the Korean (Joseon) ethnic minority group in China. They are one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups by the Government of China and the Chinese Communist Party. They account for vast majority of ethnic Koreans in China.
中国朝鲜族 (朝鲜族) 조선족 (Joseonjok) | |
|---|---|
Location of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County | |
| Total population | |
| 1,702,479–1,893,763 (2023) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Shandong peninsula, Beijing and other Chinese cities | |
| Languages | |
| Korean Chinese languages | |
| Religion | |
| Mahayana Buddhism · Christianity |
The Chaoxianzu are Chinese nationals mostly born in China. "Chaoxianzu" is an official term used in China and occasionally globally.
The number of Koreans migrating from the Korean Peninsula to Manchuria increased significantly in the late 19th century and early 20th century, forming their own communities, especially in the Yanbian region.
Consequently, Chaoxianzu have a dual identity: a national identity as Chinese and a cultural identity as ethnic Koreans. Many Chaoxianzu, educated under the Chinese Communist Party's education system, often view the Korean War as the 'War to Resist America and Aid Korea,' reflecting a Chinese perspective."
They are descendants of Koreans who migrated to China primarily between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries and hold Chinese nationality. Chaoxianzu refers only to the descendants of the Joseon ethnic group who legally hold Chinese nationality. The Republic of Korea calls them compatriots with Chinese nationality (Korean: 중국국적동포; Chinese: 中国国籍同胞).