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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese, Taiwanese of Argentina

The Han Chinese, Taiwanese of Argentina, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group of southern Fujian who speak Southern Min languages and share a maritime cultural heritage shaped by trade, migration, and longstanding ties to Taiwan and Southeast Asia 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 Chinese Folk Religion. They primarily speak Chinese, Min Nan.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Han Chinese, Taiwanese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Chinese, Min Nan (nan)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017341

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Pray for the Han Chinese, Taiwanese of Argentina

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

76%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chinese, Min Nan
Language Family: Southern Daly

100%
%
Chinese, Min Nan Speakers

Media Resources in Chinese, Min Nan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Chinese, Min Nan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe Malaysia✓✓
Today's Taiwanese Version✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chinese, Min Nan bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese, Taiwanese 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, Taiwanese:
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, Taiwanese of Argentina

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Han Chinese, Min Nan Across Countries (ROP3 - 102140) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG050604Han Chinese (Min Nan)Hong Kong418,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG047427Han Chinese (Min Nan)Canada29,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG047035Han Chinese (Min Nan)United States156,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanUnaffiliated
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG046598Han Chinese (Min Nan)Malaysia2,410,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG042927Han Chinese (Min Nan)Peru7,700No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG020729Han Chinese (Min Nan)Singapore1,785,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese, TaiwanesePG017341Han Chinese, TaiwaneseArgentina1,400No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han ChinesePG007673Han ChinesePhilippines1,270,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG007538Han Chinese (Min Nan)Taiwan13,670,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)PG006805Han Chinese (Min Nan)China35,550,000No Longer UnreachedChinese, Min NanAgnosticism

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

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