 thai chinese are thai citizens of chinese, primarily han chinese, origin. thailand is home to the largest overseas chinese community in the world with a population of approximately nine million people, accounting for 14% of the thai population as of 2012.cia - the world factbook-thailand it is also the oldest, most prominent, and best integrated overseas chinese community. the thai chinese have been deeply ingrained into all elements of thai society for the past 400 years. the present thai royal family, the chakri dynasty, was founded by king rama i who himself was partly chinese. his predecessor, king taksin of the thonburi dynastry, was the son of a chinese immigrant from guangdong province and a thai mother. nearly all thai chinese identify themselves as thai due to the highly successful integration of chinese communities into thai society. descendants of chinese in thailand are among the leading thai families today. thai chinese are well represented in all levels of thai society and play a major role in thai
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