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China White (Chien Na Wei) is a
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that appears in
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published by
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. She first appeared in '' Green Arrow: Year One'' (Oct. 2007), and was created by
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and Jock. White was primarily an adversary of
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in his early years. China White appeared as a recurring character on
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Arrowverse show ''
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'', played by actress Kelly Hu.


Fictional character biography

China White was the leader of a drug crime group that dominated the
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. She supplied heroin imports for the West Coast
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, and the entire
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from her base of operations on a volcanic island in
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. Many years ago, millionaire playboy Oliver Queen found himself manipulated into financing several of China White's operations, though he was unaware that he was secretly investing in a crime group. When Ollie's presence threatened to expose China White, she ordered the mercenary henchman Hackett to kill him. Hackett beat up Oliver and tossed him over the side of his boat, the ''Pacific Queen''. Ollie survived and managed to make his way to the island. He discovered China White's poppy fields and learned that she had been using local villagers as slave labor to sow the fields. When she discovered that Hackett had failed to kill Oliver Queen, she ordered him to finish the job or else he would spend his last days being slowly eaten away in a rat-infested cage.


DC Rebirth

During '' DC Rebirth'', China White appears in the ninth issue of ''New Super-Man'' and leader of her own Triad which includes now-speedster
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. She sends members Strato the Cloud Man and Snakepit to attack LexCorp's Research and Development Facility in order to claim artifacts which she believes were stolen from the East by Lex Luthor. She and her allies battle Lex and
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, the Super-Man of China, until they are interrupted by the arrival of
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Powers and abilities

White was a formidable martial artist, and was rumored to be a great assassin.


In other media

* Chien Na Wei / China White appears in ''
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'', portrayed by Kelly Hu. This version is an assassin-for-hire and a high-ranking member, later leader following the death of her mentor Zhishan, of Starling City's local
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who seeks to further their drug trade. As a result, she frequently crosses paths with
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following their first encounter in Hong Kong during flashbacks depicted in the third season. Throughout the series, she has tried to steal the Alpha-Omega Virus, mounted a failed assassination attempt on
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, joined forces with Ben Tuner, Liza Warner, and
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, and worked for
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's Ghost Initiative before being deported back to China, where she reunited with her triad. ** Chien Na Wei appears in a self-titled issue of the ''Arrow'' tie-in comic. In flashbacks, she suffered childhood abuse from her father before he and Chien's mother were killed by Zhishan. However, a streak of Chien's hair turned white due to her fear of her father, which led to her being mocked by her peers and bleaching the rest of her hair with hydrogen peroxide to turn it completely white. She is later approached by Zhishan, who promised to make her stronger and more like him.


References

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