Burmese people in China

Burmese people in China
Total population
351,248[1] (2020, census)
Regions with significant populations
Yunnan
Languages
Burmese language
Related ethnic groups

Burmese people in China mainly live in Yunnan, which borders Myanmar. According to the 2020 Chinese census, a total of 351,000 Burmese nationals live in China. As of 2020, Burmese nationals were the largest group of expatriates in China, whereas the second largest group was the Vietnamese numbering seventy-nine thousand.[1]

Burmese students at the University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) in April 2018

In addition of legal residents, many Burmese people were smuggled to China and found jobs in sweatshops often located in East China.[2] Many Burmese nationals live or work in Yunnan, often in border cities like Ruili.[3] During intensified clashes between armed groups along the China-Myanmar border, many Myanmar refugees enter China and reside in Chinese border camps.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the border was closed, negatively impacting border city economies and creating humanitarian concerns for Burmese refugees.[5]

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