Caucasian Chinese are Chinese people of Caucasian descent. While the word "Caucasian" can be problematic, members of this community prefer it to "white", "Western", "European", "Euro-American" etc. Some of these terms are useful in their own right, but none of them are adequate to describe all Caucasian Chinese people.

Please note that Caucasian Chinese is an identity, and ultimately whether one considers themselves to be Caucasian Chinese is a personal choice. We do not judge, and any individual who identifies as Caucasian Chinese will be accepted and embraced by this community, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or appearance.

In China, Caucasian Chinese are considered to be People of Non-Yellowness (PoNY), along with African Chinese and Arab Chinese, among others.

Yellow Privilege is enjoyed by the dominant racial group in China, the Han Chinese. We use "yellow" as it makes this form of privilege easily understood by those already familiar with the commonly used term White Privilege.

Also, Yellow people (黄种人) is a commonly-used and socially-acceptable term in the Mandarin Chinese language. The equivalent scientific term is actually Mongoloid but as it is seen as pejorative nowadays, just like negroid, we avoid using it. "White" people aren't really white either, rather a pinkish complexion, and most "black" people are actually brown-skinned. It's just a word, as long as it's not used with the intent to hurt, it's fine.

Yellowsplaining is condescending, inaccurate explanations on Caucasian Chinese issued from the perspective of an Asian Chinese, delivered with misplaced confidence because they, as the Asian Chinese (member of the privileged group), know best (See also, mansplaining, cissplaining etc)

Yellowwashing is the practice in which a person (director, producer, a fan, etc.) takes a character who is originally of non-yellowness in canon work, and replaces them with an Asian Chinese actor.

It is also used to describe the entertainment industry’s attempt to make a PoNY (People of Non-Yellowness) character look more “yellow” in order to appeal to the yellow masses.

Yellowwashing does not only happen in the entertainment or writing industry, Chinese history has been yellowwashed as well.