Editing Ethnic minorities in China (section)

===Undistinguished ethnic groups===
{{Main|Unrecognized ethnic groups in China}}

"Undistinguished" ethnic groups are ethnic groups that have not been officially recognized or classified by the central government. The group numbers more than 730,000 people, and would constitute the twentieth most populous ethnic group of China if taken as a single group. The vast majority of this group is found in [[Guizhou|Guizhou Province]].{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

These "undistinguished ethnic groups" do not include groups that have been controversially classified into existing groups. For example, the [[Mosuo]] are officially classified as [[Nakhi people|Naxi]], and the [[Chuanqing]] are classified as [[Han Chinese]], but they reject these classifications and view themselves as separate ethnic groups.

Citizens of [[mainland China]] who are of foreign origin are classified using yet another separate label: "foreigners naturalized into the Chinese citizenship" ({{Lang-zh|c=外国人入中国籍|s=|t=|p=|labels=no}}). However, if a newly naturalized citizen already belongs to a recognized existing group among the 56 ethnic groups, then he or she is classified into that ethnic group rather than the special label.