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12	[[caption-width-right:320:Yes, all 1.4 billion of them.]]
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14	->'''Dre Parker:''' Mr. Han's teaching me kung fu.\
15	'''Sherry Parker:''' The maintenance man?\
16	'''Dre Parker:''' It's China, Mom. ''Everybody'' knows kung fu.
17	-->-- ''Film/TheKarateKid2010''
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19	In Japanese media, an unusually high percentage of Chinese people [[PlanetOfHats will know a martial art]], from the harsh, half-senile OldMaster, to the [[WaifFu petite]] [[AnimeChineseGirl young woman]]. It will always be a form of Kung Fu, never a Japanese style. Just as the DashingHispanic isn't necessarily from Spain or its colonies, in some works all Chinese people may know Kung-Fu because they belong to [[FantasyCounterpartCulture a fictional version of Chinese culture]] ''based'' on this stereotype. Regardless, it's not unusual for this trope to involve [[ArrogantKungFuGuy some sort of]] Chinese [[TheRival rival]] or Chinese rival team. If you're lucky, this will lead to a scene where EverybodyWasKungFuFighting.
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21	The prevalence of this trope can likely be explained by the [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japanese people's fondness for]] [[{{Wuxia}} the martial arts action of modern Hong Kong cinema, and of ancient Chinese classics]] such as ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' and ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. Consequently, characters falling under this trope often [[BruceLeeClone contain references to Hong Kong action stars]].
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23	AllAsiansKnowMartialArts is the equivalent of this in Western media, and is about how Westerners view Asians. In contrast, this trope is about how Japanese (one Asian group) view Chinese (another Asian group).
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25	In RealLife, Chinese will refer to a person's ability in any human endeavour as ''gōngfu'', not just martial arts. Also, all Chinese students receive compulsory military training during their educational period, so they are knowledgeable in martial arts. So it's quite [[ExactWords technically true]]... That said, do not antagonize anyone who is praised as having good ''wǔgōng'' as they will be real life examples of this trope.
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27	The anthropomorphic animal equivalent of this is a FightingPanda.
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35	%%* Ren Wu from ''Anime/BeybladeBurst'' is one of the best martial artists in the series.
36	* In ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', Li Syaoran is a Chinese martial artist who takes the position of Chinese rival.
37	* The ''one'' Chinese/Hong Konger character in ''Literature/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'' practices Jeet Kune Do.
38	* Amusingly invoked in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. Kenji comments that "it's true that [[StereotypesOfChinesePeople all Chinese people are martial artists]]" after seeing a waiter dealing with an unruly customer (and [[CoverBlowingSuperpower feigning weakness]] at that). Also, pretty much every Contractor of Chinese ancestry on the show is a good fighter in addition to their powers, which isn't true of Contractors from other backgrounds.
39	* ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Despite both of them being computer nerds (especially the father), Lee Jiangliang and his father Jiang-yu practice Tai Chi, seemingly for fitness purposes. It does come handy in actual combat situations. But it is unknown whether the other three Lee children know Tai Chi or not.
40	* Xing is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of China in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. All the Xingese characters seen are proficient in martial arts. Justified considering all of them are either royals or royals' retainers and the court is implied to be dangerous (considering it's comprised of ''several'' clans using their children to jockey for power). Ling is a CombatPragmatist because he's been fending off assassination attempts since he was a child.
41	* Lee Jenshin in ''Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu'' teaches [[TheHero Daiya]] martial arts forms to help him focus in battle.
42	* In ''Manga/HistorysStrongestDiscipleKenichi,'' all of the Chinese characters in the story use kung fu or kenpo as their preferred fighting style.
43	* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' has Neo Hong Kong's Master Asia an expert in martial arts who was TheMaster then TheRival to Domon. ([[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep His name is literally "Master."]])
44	** Somewhat subverted by the prequel manga ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam: 7th Fight'', which depicts the events of the 7th Gundam Fight (''G Gundam'' is set during the 13th). A much younger Master Asia (then Shuuji Kurosu) is seen fighting for Neo Japan in the Yamato Gundam, meeting the soon-to-be other members of the Shuffle Alliance along the way.
45	** Obviously Sai Saici from Neo China is this, using Shaolin-style Kempo.
46	%%* Hong Long (but not his mistress Liu Mei) from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''.
47	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'''s Chang Wu Fei a martial arts master who uses the Shenlong Gundam and later Altron which primarily uses a pike in a Chinese style.
48	* Neji, Rock Lee and Tenten are martial artists who take the position of a "Chinese" rival team in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. While there is no actual "China" (or an equivalent) in ''Naruto'', the trio all use fighting styles based on various Chinese martial arts.
49	* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'''s Ku Fei and Chao Lingshen; Ku Fei is from southern China while Chao is from northern China, and this is reflected in their fighting styles. The former takes up the role as TheMaster to Negi while the later takes up as the [[spoiler: BigBad]] for a little while then [[spoiler: TheMentor when she leaves]].
50	* Count D in ''Manga/PetshopOfHorrors'' pulls this trope on (blond) LA cop Leon Orcot after performing an impossible leap (he's not entirely human) by nearly mentioning the trope verbatim. It's not the first or the last thing he blames on being Chinese, either. To give Leon credit, he knows perfectly well that D is bullshitting him outrageously. There just isn't much he can do about it except grumble.
51	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Most major Chinese characters are expert martial artists, and often have a leg up on the Japanese fighters due to a more "mystical", supernatural, or at least much older fighting tradition. Then again, the majority of such characters come from tribes or villages explicitly devoted to a form of combat, such as the Joketsuzoku, the Seven Lucky Gods, and the Musk Dynasty, or are combatants and officers in an otherwise regular society (in fact, it's ''because'' these specific characters are martial artists that they run around with Ranma and company). The Jusenkyo Guide and the civilian population of the Phoenix tribe, for example, are never even hinted at being anything other than regular folk, and the Phoenix royal guard are simply ordinary soldiers of various levels of skill, not martial artists.
52	* Shuu/Kento of ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' is the sole Chinese member of the group. Surely enough, in supplimentary materials his martial art of choice is stated to be kung fu (taught from an early age by his mother, a kung fu master).
53	* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has Tao Ren as the Chinese rival. Even without using his spirit, he's a kung-fu master who is much stronger than his size would suggest.
54	* Miss China (yes, indeed...) from ''Manga/SpiritOfWonder''. She has SuperStrength and a black belt in MartialArtsAndCrafts, also combined with a {{Tsundere}}'s personality for lots of property damage.
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58	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', this trope is alluded to when Mei and Ming start their cleaning routine as they initially appear to be preparing to spar with each other using ''bō'' staffs, before it is revealed they're holding brooms which they proceed to sweep with.
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62	%%* ''Film/KungFuHustle''
63	* Used by the hero in ''Film/TheyCallMeBruce'' to get out of a fight.
64	-->'''Bruce:''' ''[to threatening mob]'' Take a good [[JapaneseRanguage rook]] at my face. I'm an oriental! ''[mob scatters]''
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68	* The ramen-loving fighter who speaks Chinese from ''VideoGame/{{ARMS}}'', Min Min, utilizes her legs in what seems to be a boxing-style sport. The only time she kicks her opponents is during her throw attack. Her primarily ability involves deflecting an opponent's punches by kicking them down. Her appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' gives her more variety of her kick attacks such as giving her a rapid-fast kick attack.
69	* Played for comedic irony in ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'', wherein the character who is thoroughly convinced of this is herself an AnimeChineseGirl (though her assumption is specifically targeted at Qilin people). Xuan Zang is not amused.
70	* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'' shows that even Chinese games aren't free of this trope. Fu Hua, the only playable Chinese character in the game, is also the resident Kung Fu master who's capable of dishing out {{Curb Stomp Battle}}s against mechas, Honkai Beasts, fellow Valkyries, [[spoiler: and [[PhysicalGod Herrchers]]]] with her bare hands.
71	* Lee Rekka from ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'', a martial artist who almost exclusively incorporates kicks into his moveset. Incidentally, he is the only Chinese character in the cast.
72	* ''VideoGame/MSSagaANewDawn'' has Li Fang, a Chinese ex-waitress Martial Arts master mobile suit pilot who uses a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gun Cannon]] (a normally range-only suit) with martial arts moves... which later upgrades to ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''[='s=] Burning Gundam, a true melee suit.
73	* Chun Li from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' fights with a primarily kicking style that doesn't precisely correlate to anything, but is officially described as a combination of Chinese martial arts. Fei Long is the series' BruceLeeClone. Other Chinese people in the series: Gen (who can change styles mid-fight), Yun, Yang, and Lee from the first game.
74	* [[BruceLeeClone Dragon Chan]] and [[OldMaster Hoy Quarlow]] of the SNES ''[[VideoGame/PunchOut Super Punch-Out!!]]'', the former also appearing in the arcade ''Super Punch-Out!!''. Incidentally, both sport Kung Fu moves, ''[[FlexibleTourneyRules in a boxing game]]''.
75	* In ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', the majority of the cast is Japanese, and the token Chinese girl, Hong Meiling, is depicted as skilled in martial arts.
76	* Fei Fong Wong from ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', [[BruceLeeClone a tribute to Jet Li's Wong Fei Hung character]] from ''Once Upon a Time in China''.
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80	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Asian-American Ashley says that people have assumed that she's "some kind of magical martial artist" when complaining about stereotypes in general. Hilariously, the other major Asian character in the comic, Nanase, ''is'' a magical martial artist.
81	* Aubrey of ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' once scared off an annoying idiot by shouting random Eastern-sounding terms. She's Malaysian, but it made no difference to the guy.
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85	* Discussed and invoked in Creator/WongFuProductions and Creator/FreddieWong collaboration short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8E8L5c9WI Kung-Fooled]]'' where a regular Asian man is about to robbed by someone and accidentally makes some poses, leading the robber to think he knows kung fu and runs away. Then he chooses to get into a fight with another Asian kid [[spoiler:both of them pretending to know kung fu. They both bluff the fight and Freddie gets into tangle a with a ScaryBlackMan... who is also bluffing.]]
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