Sentence 1: There is also a large number of mixed European and Chinese Liverpudlians of Chinese descent , descendants of the former generations of Chinese settlers in the city .
Sentence 2: There is also a large number of mixed European and Chinese Liverpudlians of Chinese ethnicity , descendants of the earlier generations of Chinese settlers in the city .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

Options: 1. no; 2. yes;
2.