This table summarizes who is automatically a Chinese citizen at birth according to the Nationality Law:
| Place of Child’s Birth | Citizenship of Parents | Citizenship of Child | Source of Law |
| China | One or both is Chinese | Chinese | Nationality Law, article 4 |
| “ | Both parents are: (a) stateless or uncertain nationality; and (b) have settled (定居) in China. | Chinese | Nationality Law, article 6 |
| “ | Neither is Chinese | Foreign | — |
| Abroad | (a) One or both parents is Chinese and has settled (定居) abroad; and (b) the child has acquired foreign citizenship at birth. | Foreign | Nationality Law, article 5 |
| “ | (a) At least one parent is Chinese; and (b) Either: (1) no Chinese parent has settled abroad; or (2) the child has not acquired foreign citizenship at birth. | Chinese | Nationality Law, article 5 |
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