What is the ethnic majority in China?

What is the ethnic majority in China?

• A. Han
• B. Tibetan
• C. Uyghur
• D. Manchu

Answer: (A)

The question is about China’s ethnic composition and which group makes up the largest share of the population. The Han Chinese are the dominant group, making up roughly nine-tenths of China's residents—about 1.1 to 1.3 billion people out of a total population around 1.4 billion. That enormous majority is why Han is the correct choice. The other groups—Tibetan, Uyghur, and Manchu—are all recognized as ethnic minorities, but their numbers are much smaller in comparison to the Han. So they are not the majority in China as a whole.

The question is about China’s ethnic composition and which group makes up the largest share of the population. The Han Chinese are the dominant group, making up roughly nine-tenths of China's residents—about 1.1 to 1.3 billion people out of a total population around 1.4 billion. That enormous majority is why Han is the correct choice.

The other groups—Tibetan, Uyghur, and Manchu—are all recognized as ethnic minorities, but their numbers are much smaller in comparison to the Han. So they are not the majority in China as a whole.