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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Wu) of United States

The Han Chinese (Wu) of United States, numbering approximately 8,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese originating from the Yangtze River area of China's Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu provinces They are an Diaspora people, with Chinese as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism. They primarily speak Chinese, Wu.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Chinese, Wu (wuu)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 8,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047187
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Wu) of United States

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

44%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chinese, Wu
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Wu Speakers

Media Resources in Chinese, Wu:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Chinese, Wu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Chinese, Wu bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Wu) are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Wu):
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Wu) of United States

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
readPsalm 23:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's presence, even in the darkest valleys.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Han Chinese, Wu Across Countries (ROP3 - 102143) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG006806Han Chinese (Wu)China92,530,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, WuChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG050606Han Chinese (Wu)Hong Kong56,500No Longer UnreachedChinese, WuChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG047430Han Chinese (Wu)Canada9,200No Longer UnreachedChinese, WuChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG047187Han Chinese (Wu)United States8,400No Longer UnreachedChinese, WuAtheism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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