海外华人是华人族群的重要组成部分,海外华人的身份认同与其生活境遇密切相连,而海外族群与国家对中国的认知也受到海外华人身份认同的重要影响。近年来,海外华人身份认同问题成为学界的重要议题,诸多学者对其进行了研究。这些研究主要聚焦于海外华人的国家认同、族群认同及地缘认同三个层面,体现了海外华人身份认同的复杂性、层次性及立体性。 Overseas Chinese are an important part of Chinese ethnic group. The identity of overseas Chinese is closely linked with their life situation. The cognition of overseas ethnic groups and countries about China is also greatly influenced by overseas Chinese identity. In recent years, the issue of overseas Chinese identity has become an important topic in academic circles, and many scholars have studied it. These studies mainly focus on the overseas Chinese’s national identity, ethnic identity and geographical identity of the three levels, reflecting the identity of overseas Chinese complexity, level and three-dimensional.