Sinophile
Someone with a strong interest in or love of Chinese people, culture, or history
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Sinophile is a person who demonstrates fondness or strong interest in China, Chinese culture, Chinese history,[1] Chinese politics,[2][3] or Chinese people.[4][5]
TraditionalChinese親華派/親華者
SimplifiedChinese亲华派/亲华者
Hanyu PinyinQīn huá pài/Qīn huá zhě
Hanyu PinyinQīn huá pài/Qīn huá zhě
| Sinophile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 親華派/親華者 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 亲华派/亲华者 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qīn huá pài/Qīn huá zhě | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | thân Trung Quốc, thân Trung Hoa, thân Tàu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chữ Nôm | 親中國, 親中華, 親艚 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable Sinophiles
Africa
South Africa
- Winston Sterzel,, also known by his YouTube pseudonym SerpentZA, is a South African vlogger and video producer who lived in China for fourteen years. His videos cover a variety of topics relating to Chinese politics and life in China from his personal perspective.[6]
Europe
United Kingdom
- Joseph Needham, was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China.[7]
France
- Louis XIV, a 17th-century French monarch whose Grand Trianon, spread of Chinoiserie, centennial new year bash, and Confucian translations were influenced by Chinese culture.[8]
- Voltaire, a 17th-century French philosopher who admired Chinese culture and Confucian thought.[9]
Germany
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a 17th-century German polymath who loved Chinese culture and studied many aspects of it.[10]
Italy
- Marco Polo (c. 1254–1324), Italian explorer who was one of the first Europeans to visit China and narrated about the nation in his travelogue, The Travels of Marco Polo[11]
- Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), Italian Jesuit who was the first to translate the Confucian classics into Latin and taught European science to the Emperor and the Chinese literati[12]
Russia
- Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor[13]
- Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), Russian writer widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists[13]
Oceania
Australia
- Paul Keating (born 1944), Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996[14][15]
- Kevin Rudd (born 1957), Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013.[16][17][18] Rudd took up Chinese in college and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, but his Sinophile characterisation has been disputed.[19][20][21]
North America
United States
- Allen Iverson (born 1975), former NBA star basketball player who has expressed affinity for the country[22][23]
- Stephon Marbury (born 1977), former NBA star basketball player who joined the Beijing Ducks and has expressed affinity for the country[24][25]
- James Veneris (1922–2004), US soldier who defected to China after the Korean War and remained in the country expressing positive feelings until his death in 2004[26]
Asia
Thailand
- Sirindhorn (born 1955), Thai princess who has received awards in China for promoting friendship between the two countries[27][28]