Filipinos in China

Filipinos in China
"菲律賓人在中國"
"Fēilǜbīnrén zài Zhōngguó"
Mga Pilipino sa Tsina

Total population
(Mainland China: 12,254 Hong Kong: 140,000)
Regions with significant populations
Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xiamen
Languages
English, Filipino, other languages of the Philippines, Chinese, Cantonese, Mandarin
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Filipinos

There is a significant number of Filipinos in China consisting of migrants and expatriates from the Philippines to the People's Republic of China.

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.^[1]

Distribution

Hong Kong

There are around 140,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong, many of whom work as foreign domestic helpers.^[2]

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 (2,492), Chongqing (164), Guangzhou (4,564), Shanghai (4,264) and Xiamen (7,707).^[3]

See also

• China–Philippines relations
• Chinese Filipino

References

1. "Filipino Maids Popular in Beijing Despite Legal Issues", Beijing Today, 18 August 2010.
2. mentioned in review "My Filipino one and only" Reese Deveaux The Standard, 18 September 2004
3. "President Aquino to meet Filipino community in Beijing", Kalatas, 4 December 2011.