There are a significant number of Filipinos in China consisting of migrants and expatriates from the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
to 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 ...
.
Employment
Many domestic workers from the Philippines have been coming to China to work as maids. Figures from the Philippines government in 2009 shows that mainland China has become the top destination for Filipino maids seeking work overseas as Chinese families are willing to employ them for better household services and for their fluency in the
English language
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.
Distribution
Hong Kong
There are around 140,000 Filipinos in
Hong Kong
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, many of whom work as
foreign domestic helpers.
[mentioned in revie]
"My Filipino one and only" Reese Deveaux
The Standard, 18 September 2004
Mainland China
Based on records from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, there were about 12,254 overseas Filipinos in mainland China. Most of them live in cities such as
Beijing
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(2,492),
Chongqing
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(164),
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
(4,564),
Shanghai
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(4,264) and
Xiamen
Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...
(7,707).
[President Aquino to meet Filipino community in Beijing]
, ''Kalatas'', 4 December 2011.
See also
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China–Philippines relations
Relations between China, People's Republic of China and the Philippines have suffered due to the worsening territorial disputes in the South China Sea, South China Sea dispute. The current policy of the president of the Philippines aims for dist ...
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Chinese Filipino
References
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Ethnic groups in China
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 ...
China–Philippines relations