East Asians in the United Kingdom or British East Asians are British citizens or full time residents of the United Kingdom who descended from East or Southeast Asia. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries and territories such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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  • Over. 1,000,0001.6% of the UK population [[British Chinese|Chinese]] - 400,000[[Filipino British|Filipino]] - 200,000[[Vietnamese people in the United Kingdom|Vietnamese]] - 55,000 [[Malaysian Britons|Malaysian]] - 50,000[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/malaysia.stm BBC NEWS
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  • East Asians in the United Kingdom or British East Asians are British citizens or full time residents of the United Kingdom who descended from East or Southeast Asia. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries and territories such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In British English, they are often called "British Oriental", "Oriental British", or simply "Oriental", since the term "Asian" is usually used for South Asians. In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used.
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  • Asians in the United Kingdom (British Orientals)
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  • '''Over. 1,000,000'''
    1.6% of the UK population
    Chinese - 400,000
    Filipino - 200,000
    Vietnamese - 55,000
    Malaysian - 50,000
    Japanese - 50,000
    Singaporean - 40,000
    South Korean - 40,000
    Thai - 36,000
    Burmese - 10,000
    Other East Asians - Unknown
    All figures except the Chinese, Filipino and Thai communities are from the 2001 UK Census, with that country as a reported birthplace (i.e. doesn't include British born people of East Asian origin)
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  • East Asians in the United Kingdom or British East Asians are British citizens or full time residents of the United Kingdom who descended from East or Southeast Asia. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries and territories such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • East Asians in the United Kingdom
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  • Asians in the United Kingdom
    (British Orientals)
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