Americans in China (Chinese: 在華美國人; Pinyin: zài huá měiguó rén) are expatriates and immigrants from the United States as well as their locally born descendants. Estimates range from 72,000 (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) to Estimated number in China In 2005, the number of Americans living in China reached a historic high of Most expatriates living in China come from neighboring Asian nations. An estimate published in 2018 counted 600,000 people of other nations living in China, with 12% of those from the US; that means approximately 72,000 Americans living in China. Based on data collected in 1999, when 64,602 Americans lived in China, most lived in Hong Kong (48,220 in 1999), with smaller numbers in Beijing (10,000), Guangzhou (3,200), Shanghai (2,382), Shenyang (555) and Chengdu (800). Hong Kong Since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong in 1997, There are more Americans than Britons living in the territory, and 1,100 American companies employ 10% of the Hong Kong workforce. Mainland China According to the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China conducted in 2010, there are 71,493 Americans residing in Mainland China, the second largest single group of foreign nationals behind Koreans. Americans have been coming to China for job opportunities since 1994. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s headed to China for employment, lured by its faster-growing economy and good pay in the financial sector. Many of them teach English, a service in demand from Chinese businesspeople and students and a growing number are arriving with skills and experience in computers, finance and other fields. Institutions American diplomatic missions in Mainland China: Embassy of the United States, Beijing U.S. Consulate General Chengdu (closed) U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou U.S. Consulate General Shanghai U.S. Consulate General Shenyang U.S. Consulate General Wuhan The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau serves Hong Kong and Macau. Education American international schools in Mainland China: Beijing Saint Paul American School Changchun American International School Concordia International School Shanghai QSI International School of Chengdu Dalian American International School American International School of Guangzhou International School of Beijing Shanghai American School Shanghai Livingston American School Shenzhen American International School Suzhou North America High School American international schools in Hong Kong: American International School Hong Kong Hong Kong International School Notable people Solomon Adler - Economist Ai Hua (Charlotte MacInnis)