This article needs to be updated.(March 2013) |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 210,000 2.2% of the UAE population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Abu Dhabi · Dubai | |
| Languages | |
| Wenzhounese · Cantonese · Mandarin Chinese · English | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Islam |
There are approximately 400,000 Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates as of 2023, according to the Chinese ambassador. [1] Many Chinese expatriates hail from the Wenzhou region; they are mostly businessmen and merchants who run hundreds of commodity shops through the Emirates. [2] Chinese culture in the Emirates has a sizeable presence; there are many Chinese restaurants in Dubai. [3]
The Chinese-themed Dragon Mart is a set of two adjacent shopping malls in the China Cluster of Dubai International City, a suburb of Dubai. [4] [5] It is 1.2 kilometre long and is the "largest Chinese retail trading hub outside mainland China". [6] It includes the largest concentration of Chinese businesses in the UAE. [7]