Americans in China

Americans in China
在華美國人
在华美国人
Total population
110,000
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Protestantism · Roman Catholicism · Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Americans in Japan
Americans in North Korea

Americans in China are expatriates and immigrants from the United States as well as their locally born descendants. The number of Americans living in China has reached a historic high of 110,000.[1]

Overview

Most Americans in China reside in Hong Kong (48,220 in 1999), with much smaller numbers in Beijing (10,000), Guangzhou (3,200), Shanghai (2,382), Shenyang (555) and Chengdu (800).[2]

Hong Kong

Since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, Americans have arguably surpassed the British as the major non-Chinese influence. There are more Americans than Britons living in the territory, and 1,100 American companies employ 10% of the Hong Kong workforce; the current head of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Eden Woon, is the first American to hold the position in the territory's history. In addition, ships of the United States Navy make from 60 to 80 port visits each year.[3]

Mainland China

According to the Sixth National Population Census conducted in 2010, there are 71,493 Americans residing in Mainland China, the second largest single group of foreign nationals behind Koreans in China.[4] Americans have been coming to China for job opportunities since 1994.[5] In the late 2000s and early 2010s, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s headed to China for employment, lured by its faster-growing economy and lower jobless rate.[6] Many of them teach English, a service in demand from Chinese businesspeople and students and a growing number are arriving with skills and experience in computers, finance and other fields.[7]

Institutions

American diplomatic missions in Mainland China:

The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau serves Hong Kong and Macau.

Education

American international schools in Mainland China:

American international schools in Hong Kong:

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ : A guide to success in China, by Americans who live there
  2. ↑ : Private American Citizens Residing Abroad Archived March 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Callick 1998, p. 72
  4. ↑ "Major Figures on Residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and Foreigners Covered by 2010 Population Census". National Bureau of Statistics of China. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ : American Graduates Finding Jobs in China Archived March 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ For American Workers in China, a Culture Clash
  7. ↑ Young Americans Going To China For Jobs
  8. ↑ "467: Americans in China Transcript ." This American Life. June 22, 2012. Retrieved on August 11, 2017.
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