Chinese citizen refers to a citizen of the People's Republic of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(PRC) under

Chinese nationality law Chinese nationality law details the conditions by which a person holds nationality of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into ...

* Mainland China ** Resident Identity Card, granted to PRC citizens who are also permanent residents of mainland China **

Chinese passport The People's Republic of China Passport (), commonly referred to as the Chinese passport, is a passport issued to citizens of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the purpose of international travel, and entitles its bearer to the protecti ...

, granted to PRC citizens who are also permanent residents of mainland China *

Special administrative regions of China The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of the provinces of China, provincial-level administrative divisions of the China, People's Republic of China directly under the control of its State Counc ...

** Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport, granted to PRC citizens who are also permanent residents of Hong Kong ** Macau Special Administrative Region passport, granted to PRC citizens who are also permanent residents of Macau

See also