The Chinese coloring of Vietnam was diluted under French colonial rule, when the Chinese language and culture were suppressed, but large numbers of ethnic Chinese immigrated there earlier this century because of war and unrest at home.
法國殖民時期，雖然禁止漢語及漢文化，沖淡了越南的中國色彩，但近代因中國戰亂，在第一、二次世界大戰期間，華人又大量移民越南。