French Tsengians

French Tsengians or Franco-Tsengians (Chinese: 法裔曾國人; pinyin: Fǎ yì Zēngguórén; French: Franco-Tsengiens or Tsengiens français/Tsengiennes françaises) are citizens of the Tseng Republic with full or partial French ancestry. They are the second-largest European ethnic group in Tseng after the British, and as of 2020, there are about 73,833 Franco-Tsengians in Tseng, but possibly more mixed-race who declare themselves as Han Tsengian.

Origins and history
French people settled in Tseng following the establishment of a colony in the southern part of the island in 1616, mainly wealthy merchants from the. However, the colony was unstable, and in 1790, the French colony was dissolved. A few French people stayed in Tseng, but mass immigration didn't explode until the re-establishment of the colony in 1884, and from 1894, the colony was known as the Talasides. Almost all immigrants were men from, , and , settling in what is now the state of Nankou. Some moved north to Arbre-Rose. From there, they had children with both native Han and indigenous women, starting a generation of mixed-race Tsengians.

The first governor of the Talasides, Jean-Gabriel Loisè, instituted several segregationist laws that gave French colonial officials more freedoms than native Tsengians or French-Tsengians in an effort to maintain "racial purity". These freedoms, added with the good climate and job opportunities, led to many French families to move to the Talasides. By 1936, there were 428,329 French living in the Talasides, the highest number of colonial population in all European colonies in Tseng. Despite most French Tsengians supporting colonialism, there was an increasingly vocal minority, led by Daniel Lévard, who supported Tsengian sovereignty.

In 1946, Tseng became independent. Most French Tsengians left the country, and European emigration was encouraged by the new government. However, there were a few that stayed in Tseng, due to their role in the independence movement, or due to job and economic opportunities. There were many challenges faced by Franco-Tsengians in an independent Tseng. In 1962, Frederik Bao announced that all "white people in Tseng" were to be expelled, but some managed to stay due to their economic importance and support for Bao. In addition, there was racial violence towards Franco- and European Tsengians, furthering the exodus of "pure" French Tsengians from Tseng.

Business

 * Pacôme Saint-Pierre, businessman and founder of the Zhaoling Group dashang (Walloon immigrant to the Talasides, became a naturalized Tsengian citizen upon the country's independence)
 * Jean-Denis LaClaire, co-founder of the Huoxing Group dashang.
 * Marie-Noëlle LaClaire, current Chairwoman of the Board of Huoxing Group.

Military

 * Michel Cazenave, former Commander of the Tsengian Army (1953-1957)

Music

 * Adrienne Jeandel, frontwoman of the Franco-Tsengian pop-punk/emo band Coast 2 Coast
 * Antoine Jeandel, lead guitarist of the Franco-Tsengian pop-punk/emo band Coast 2 Coast
 * Ulysse Wong, rhythm guitarist of the Franco-Tsengian pop-punk/emo band Coast 2 Coast (Han Tsengian father, Franco-Tsengian mother)
 * Jean-Guy Cordier, bassist of the Franco-Tsengian pop-punk/emo band Coast 2 Coast
 * Simon Bittencourt, drummer of the Franco-Tsengian pop-punk/emo band Coast 2 Coast
 * Fabienne, Eurodance singer (born in Huanzhou to a French-Tsengian father and French mother)
 * Marc-Édouard Liang, Tsengge and singer-songwriter
 * Stéphanie Cheng-Simonet, frontwoman and bassist of the Franco-Tsengian pop-punk band Arbre-Rose

Politics

 * Jean-Paul Huang, PDP politician, Minister of the Interior, former Prime Minister of Tseng, Minister of Education, and NSA member (born in Arbre-Rose to a Tsengian father and French mother)
 * Daniel Lévard, UBM student who supported Tsengian independence, founded the Parti National, which would later become the National Prosperity Party

Sports

 * Pierre Raimond, basketball player