Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a 17th–18th century German polymath who made significant contributions in many areas of physics, logic, history, librarianship, and studied numerous aspects of Chinese culture
The word Sinophile is derived from the prefix Sino- (referring to anything in relation to China) and the suffix -phile (meaning the lover of something). The word itself emerged in the early 20th century.
Louis XIV, a 17th-century French monarch whose Grand Trianon, spread of Chinoiserie, centennial new year bash, and Confucian translations were influenced by Chinese culture
Louis XIV, a 17th-century French monarch whose Grand Trianon, spread of Chinoiserie, centennial new year bash, and Confucian translations were influenced by Chinese culture.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a 17th-century German polymath who wrote about his admiration of the Chinese "idea of things being created by their natural propensity and by a pre-established harmony" in a letter written in the last year of his life (1716).
Italy
Marco Polo (c. 1254–1324), Italian explorer who was one of the first Europeans to visit China and narrated about the nation in his travelogue, The Travels of Marco Polo
Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), Italian Jesuit who was the first to translate the Confucian classics into Latin and taught European science to the Emperor and the Chinese literati
Kevin Rudd (born 1957), Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013. Rudd took up Chinese in college and is fluent in Mandarin, but his Sinophile characterisation has been disputed.
North America
United States
Allen Iverson (born 1975), former NBA star basketball player who has expressed affinity for the country
Stephon Marbury (born 1977), former NBA star basketball player who joined the Beijing Ducks and has expressed affinity for the country
James Veneris (1922–2004), US soldier who defected to China after the Korean War and remained in the country expressing positive feelings until his death in 2004
Jeffrey Sachs (born 1954), American economist from Columbia University who has been a strong advocate for greater China-US engagement and friendship between the two peoples
Hasan Piker (born 1991), popular socialist American Twitch Streamer who has expressed affinity and admiration for the Chinese people and visited China to help American left-wingers better understand the country
Jalal Al-Hanafi[ar] (1914-2006), a well-known Iraqi scholar who taught Arabic in China and enthusiastically promoted cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Hadi Alwai (1932-1998), a prominent exiled intellectual who travelled periodically between Syria and China, and held deep affinity for Chinese philosophies.
Thailand
Sirindhorn (born 1955), Thai princess who has received awards in China for promoting friendship between the two countries
↑"Kevin Rudd goes to Harvard". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2024. Former prime minister and noted sinophile Kevin Rudd will lead research on US-China relations at Harvard University.
↑Grubel, James (28 June 2013). "Australian PM Rudd urges China action on trade deal". Reuters. Retrieved 14 March 2023. Australia's Sinophile Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday urged China - the country's largest trading partner - to conclude a stalled free trade deal, using his first news conference since regaining power to praise the current bilateral relationship.
↑Yuan, Jingdong (2014). The Rudd–Gillard years: promises and pitfalls for Beijing (Report). Australian Strategic Policy Institute. pp.13–14. ...the fact that he spoke Mandarin made him highly sensitive to charges of being a Sinophile and meant that every aspect of his China policy would be subjected to microscopic examination and criticism by the opposition party. Therefore, he had to be 'ruthlessly realist' in dealing with China.
↑McCaffrie, Jack; Rahman, Chris (2010). "AUSTRALIA'S 2009 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: A Maritime Focus for Uncertain Times". Naval War College Review. 63 (1): 65–67. ISSN0028-1484. JSTOR26397077. A perception that Australia might attempt to balance its international relationships by drawing closer to China was exacerbated by the election in November 2007 of a new government led by the Mandarin-speaking, self-professed Sinophile former diplomat Kevin Rudd. However, Rudd has increasingly demonstrated himself to be rather more realistic and circumspect about China and a stronger supporter of the global role of American power and of the centrality of the U.S. alliance for Australian security than initially appeared to be the case.
↑"How Do Iraqi Elites Perceive China?". Wilson Center. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2026. Hadi al-Alawi, an Iraqi Sinophile, first established this worldview. In 1976, he fled to China and began working for the Xinhua news agency and teaching Arabic.
↑京报网 (3 February 2022). "泰国公主诗琳通抵达北京，将出席北京冬奥会开幕式"[Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand arrives in Beijing and will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics]. Toutiao.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
