Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Chinese Vietnamese People

Some areas of the southwestern People's Republic of China are inhabited by an indigenous population of . They are referred to in Chinese as the Jīng ; "Kinh" is often spelled "Gin" in Chinese government publications. They form one of the officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They speak , mixed with dialect and mainly live on 3 islands off the coast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The population of the Vietnamese indigenous to China was just over 20,000 in 2000. This number does not include ethnic Vietnamese nationals from Vietnam studying or working in China.

See also


*Vietnamese people in Hong Kong
*Vietnamese people in Taiwan

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