Overseas Chinese are people of
Chinese birth or descent who live outside the
Greater China region, which includes
Taiwan,
Hong Kong and
Macau. This includes territories administered by both rival governments; the
People's Republic of China (PRC) and the
Republic of China (ROC). In addition, the ROC had granted residents of Hong Kong and Macau "Overseas Chinese Status" prior to their respective handover to
Beijing rule, so the definition may be said to loosely extend to them. People of partial Chinese ancestry may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese.
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