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The reason so many oversea Chinese are able to speak Cantonese is due to the fact that the region always has a history of emigration starting from Ming dynasty, some say even far back as late Southern Song dynasty. Alot of Hakka and Cantonese people used to depend on sea trade and fishing to make their living. Additionally, Guangdong province was also the first to start economic reform, thus it is not surprising that they are overrepresented amongst oversea Chinese.