Although British Nationals (Overseas) are British nationals under British nationality law, China does not recognize dual nationality; therefore, Chinese authorities regard British National (Overseas) who are of Chinese descent solely as Chinese nationals.
Although British Nationals (Overseas) are British nationals under British nationality law, most of them are also of Chinese descent, thus holding dual nationality of UK and China. As China does not recognize dual nationality for its nationals, Chinese authorities considered these dual nationals solely as Chinese nationals.