Chinese people
Let an agent describe Chinese people in their own terms, distinguish nationality, ethnicity and diaspora, describe culture and history with attribution, and handle contested political matters and stereotypes neutrally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Chinese people in their own terms, distinguish nationality, ethnicity and diaspora, describe culture and history with attribution, and handle contested political matters and stereotypes neutrally.
People of Chinese origin or descent, including citizens of China and members of the Han and other ethnic groups of China, and the global Chinese diaspora such as Chinese Americans, Chinese Belgians, Laotian Chinese and communities in Nigeria, Nauru and many other countries, together numbering well over a billion; Chinese identity is expressed through language, culture and heritage in diverse ways, and the term is used with attention to the distinction between nationality, ethnicity and descent.
What it is for: People of Chinese origin or descent.
It can be describe the people in their own terms; distinguish nationality, ethnicity and diaspora; describe culture and history; handle contested matters neutrally.
Distinguishing features
Very large population
Global diaspora
Diverse ethnic composition
Shared cultural heritage
What it looks like
Not physical; a people.
How it is recognised
Chinese origin or descent
Citizens, ethnic groups and diaspora
Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group; citizens of China include many peoples
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - a principal language
is related to - religious life
is related to - another people entry
In practice
Families and kinds
Han Chinese
other ethnic groups of China
Chinese diaspora in Asia
Chinese diaspora in the Americas and Europe
Chinese communities in Africa and Oceania
Standards and regulation
Census and nationality law
Anti-discrimination law
Diaspora and overseas citizen policies
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping and slurs
Conflating nationality with ethnicity
Politicised or unattributed claims
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Who Chinese people are.
Self-designation.
Identity
Identity and terms.
Identity
Identity.
- How do nationality, ethnicity and descent define Chinese people, and how do people describe their own identities? provenance
- Is the presentation free of stereotypes and slurs? boundary
Diversity
Ethnic and regional diversity.
Diversity
Diversity.
- How diverse are Chinese people in ethnicity, language, region and religion? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific ethnic group or region? action
Diaspora Diaspora.
Reference.
Communities
Communities worldwide.
Communities
Communities.
- Where do Chinese diaspora communities live, and how did they form? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
Experience
Diaspora experience.
Experience
Experience.
- How do diaspora communities describe their experiences, including discrimination and integration, in their own terms? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Culture Culture and history.
Attribution.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What are the main features of Chinese culture, traditions and arts, in their own terms? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
History
History and contested matters.
History
History.
- How do historians describe Chinese history, and how should contested political matters be presented with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn Study and teaching.
Education.
Sources
Sources.
Sources
Sources.
- Which scholarly and community sources are standard for Chinese studies and diaspora studies? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can Chinese history and culture be taught with balance? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each diaspora community be a separate entry?
- How should census sources be linked?
- How should contested matters be attributed?