Chaoxianzu in Korea

Chaoxianzu in Korea (Korean: 재한조선족, romanized: Jaehan Joseonjok, pinyin: Zaihan Chaoxianzu) are Chaoxianzu (Chinese nationals of Korean ethnicity) living in South Korea, with a South Korean visa or after having changed their nationality.[1]

According to a 2021 announcement by the Chinese government, the total global population of the Korean ethnic group with Chinese nationality stands at around 1.7 million, with Chaoxianzu in China comprising about 42% of the total Korean ethnic population, amounting to 700,000 individuals. The population of Chaoxianzu in Korea has been continuously increasing since the 1990s. In 2007, the population was confirmed to be 330,000, which increased to 443,836 by May 2009, 447,000 by April 2011, 498,000 by 2017, and 540,000 by 2019. Including naturalized citizens and permanent residents, the population of Chaoxianzu in Korea reaches 708,000, which is significantly higher than the population of Korean ethnicity residing in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (597,000 as of November 2020).

Additionally, as of the end of 2020, the total population of the Chaoxianzu in China was 1,702,479, comprising 872,372 females and 831,107 males. Due to long-standing diplomatic disconnect between China, a socialist state, and Korea, an anti-communist state, interactions between the Korean ethnic group and South Korea were minimal.

History

Chaoxianzu soldiers affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party and Soviet army were incorporated into the North Korean army, and many ethnic Koreans participated in the Korean War. In fact, there were conflicts between Korean ethnic individuals and United States Army and South Koreans during the war. Due to differences in regime and other factors, interactions between the Korean ethnic group and South Korea were suspended for a long time. Up until the early 1990s, exchanges between the Chaoxianzu (Korean ethnic group with Chinese nationality) and South Koreans were very limited.[2]

References
  1. "재한조선족사회 30년 총정리[2부] 현안분석과 제언". EKW이코리아월드(동포세계신문) (in Korean). 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. "[칼럼] 6.25 한국전쟁과 조선족 병사의 참전 사실에 대하여". 에포크타임스 (in Korean). 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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