country. South African Chinese are dispersed throughout South African cities. During the Apartheid regime (1948–93) Chinese South Africans were classified as "Coloureds" or "Asian South Africans", while certain East Asian nationals (such as Japan and Taiwan) in South Africa were declared honorary whites and thus avoided most forms of official discriminatory laws (they could live in reserved white neighborhoods unlike native/black, and Asian-Indian South Africans), since Apartheid created a strict racial segregation system for non-white/European persons (esp. the black majority) in South Africa. "Africatowns" in China Africans in Guangzhou, with African expatriates of African Chinese persons. References External links Antananrivo Chinatown Gallery Some photos of Antananrivo's Chinatown Johannesburg Chinatowns My Johannesburg: The original Chinatown, interview with Ufrieda Ho, Aug 20 2011. Ethnic enclaves in Africa Africa