Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates

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Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates
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]

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History

There were an estimated 7,000 Chinese nationals living in the United Arab Emirates in 2000, a number Gulf News reported in 2023 that has "since then grown nearly 60 times". [4]

Dragon Mart

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. [5] [6] It is 1.2 kilometre long and is the "largest Chinese retail trading hub outside mainland China". [7] It includes the largest concentration of Chinese businesses in the UAE. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the new Chinese arrivals looking to call UAE home".
  2. ↑ Yu, Ran (2010-02-09). "Chinese investors turn to Dubai". China Daily. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Chinese Restaurants in Dubai".
  4. ↑ Zhang, Xuena (2023-05-24). "The 400,000 Chinese expatriates' community in the UAE: What makes them build lives in the UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Dragon Mart". Visit Dubai. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dragon Mart Dubai: The complete guide". My Bayut. Bayut . Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dragon Mart". Nakheel Properties . Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Yang, Fenggang; Giordan, Giuseppe; Cao, Nanlai, eds. (2020). Chinese Religions Going Global. Brill. p. 263. ISBN   978-9004443327.
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