I have met many overseas Chinese. The closest I feel are from Taiwan and Malaysia. I have stayed with those Hongkong people longest as they were exchange students living in my friend's house. I have nothing in common with them since they never talked about China or even spoke one word of Chinese with me. We all had to use English. I feel they are no different than any other Asian. In fact, I have great many Korean friends, since they love to talk about China and East Asia unity with me. Not Hongkong people, period. They were very distant, cold.
It's rather funny to see Chinese Dragon portraying as a Hongkong resident advocating so called political China and Chinese citizens when all Hong Kong people I met don't even care about China, lol. They Malaysian Chinese, the Taiwan Chinese, they were all excited their trips to China.
Also to those true mainland Chinese, read the history how SE Asia Chinese were betrayed by your dear CCP, how you dear CCP abolished dual citizenship which had existed ever since Qing Dynasty in order to exchange for political support from SE Asian countries after those overseas Chinese helped China during various wars. Betrayal, oh well, the CCP would rather care about their comrades in Eastern Europe than overseas Chinese.
Sorry for the ranting, I just think the views presented here are by no means representative of how most Chinese think. That's why I have to question whether some of you are just sons of corrupted officials living overseas. Also it's rather despicable to say that you American Chinese are somehow superior to SE Asia Chinese, yuck!
Don't feel depressed. Most ordinary Chinese are with you guys. We have bombarded the Chinese government verbally when Indonesia massacre happened. But lets wait for the day when the Chinese government is truly representative of most Chinese.