Andrew Kaiser’s Reviews > The Idea of China: A Contested History > Status Update

“Is Chineseness based on metrics like race, blood, ancestry, birthplace, and culture, or can people choose this identity? Can overseas Chinese be or become Chinese? What about those who have mixed identities or mixed races? Can people claim Chineseness through consent or descent? Are the Chinese in the PRC more Chinese than people in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, or even Singapore?“