海外华人，指旅居在海外的中国血统居民，其中还保留中国国籍者称为华侨；已加入所在国国籍者称为外籍华人。目前，海外华人、华侨约有3000万左右，分布在五大洲的132个国家和地区。他们当中80％以上已加入所在国国籍。这些在海外大展拳脚，大显身手的华人，有相当一部分是当初 Overseas Chinese refer to Chinese descent living overseas. Among them, Chinese nationals who retain Chinese nationality are also called overseas Chinese. Those who have acceded to the nationality of the host country are called foreigners. At present, about 30 million overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese are located in 132 countries and regions on five continents. More than 80% of them have joined the nationality of the host country. A considerable part of these overseas Chinese who flexed their muscles overseas was the original one