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Mongols in China, [3] [4] also known as Mongolian Chinese, [5] [6] are ethnic Mongols who live in China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the Chinese government . As of 2020, there are 6,290,204 Mongols in China, a 0.45% increase from the 2010 national census.
Negative sentiment against Chinese migrants remains; [20] China is seen as a potential threat to Mongolia's security and cultural identity. [21] However, not all recent immigrants from China are ethnic Han Chinese; in particular, there are a number of Mongolian Chinese. [22]
Today the Mongolian peoples speak at least one of several Mongolic languages including Mongolian, Buryat, Oirat, Dongxiang, Tu and Bonan. Additionally, many Mongols speak either Russian or Mandarin Chinese as languages of inter-ethnic communication.
Officially recognized ethnic groups receive or have received certain benefits over Han Chinese under the regional ethnic autonomy system, including affirmative action, exemptions from the one-child policy, designated seats in political organs and government support to preserve their culture.
[74] [79] The children of inter-ethnic Mongol-Chinese marriages also claim to be and are registered as ethnic Mongols. [80] By law, all street signs, commercial outlets, and government documents must be bilingual, written in both Mongolian and Chinese. There are three Mongolian TV channels in the Inner Mongolia Satellite TV network.
The Mongolian usage of "Tangut" most likely referred to the "Donghu people;" "-t" in Mongolian language means "people". [52] [53] Whereas "Donghu" was a Chinese transcription, its Mongolian reference was "Tünghu". [54] By the time that the Mongols emerged in the thirteenth century, the only "Donghu people" who existed were the "Tu" in Western Xia.
However, large East Asian diasporas, such as the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Mongolian diasporas, as well as diasporas of other East Asian ethnic groups, mean that the 1.677 billion does not necessarily represent an accurate figure for the number of East Asian people worldwide. [3]
The Daur people, Dagur, Daghur or Dahur (Dagur: ᡩᠠᡤᡠᠷ Daure; Khalkha Mongolian: Дагуур, Daguur; simplified Chinese: 达斡尔族; traditional Chinese: 達斡爾族; pinyin: Dáwò'ěr zú; Russian: Дауры, Daury) are a Mongolic people originally native to Dauria and now predominantly located in Northeast China (and Siberia, Russia, in the past).