British Chinese

British Chinese, also Chinese British, Chinese Britons or British-born Chinese (often informally referred to as BBCs), are people of Chinese ancestry who were born in or have moved to the United Kingdom. According to the 2001 census, there are 247,403 British Chinese people living in the United Kingdom, who make up almost 0.5% of the country's population.

British Chinese Media

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  Previously identified as "Francis Couplet, a Chinese Missionary," previously called Father Philippe Couplet.

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  A woman holds a child in Limehouse, East London, 1920s.

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  Distribution of British Chinese by local authority, 2021 census

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  Population pyramid of Asian or Asian British Chinese in 2021 (in England and Wales).

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  Country of birth (2021 census, England and Wales)

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  Chinese Gospel Church in Liverpool.

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  A temple of the True Awakening Tradition of Buddhism in the London Borough of Brent.

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  China Court Restaurant.

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  A Chinese language poster calling for a meeting with a visiting Ph.D. Dr. Pan who was there to build an ancestral hall. Limehouse, London, 1924.

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  Chinese population in London (2011 Census)