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who plays princess jasmine on once upon a time
Princess Jasmine, a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time, is portrayed by guest star Karen David.
who was princess jasmine based on
Princess Jasmine is based on Badroulbadour, a princess who appears in the One Thousand and One Nights folktale Aladdin and the Magical Lamp.
where was badroulbadour from
Badroulbadour is a princess of China whom Aladdin married.
what is the setting of the original aladdin
Antoine Galland's Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp, added to the Arabian Nights collection in 1710, is set in a Chinese City

Question: was the main character chinese
Self-contained rewrite: was aladdin chinese in the original story