Traditionally China viewed Japan as a subordinate outlier of the Chinese cultural sphere.

These are shared with other languages of the Chinese cultural sphere such as Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.

It is also known as Chinese cultural sphere and Chinese character cultural sphere.

Australian and American officials acknowledge, however, that the phrase understates the Chinese sphere of influence.

This system of social order was adopted throughout the Chinese cultural sphere.

The importance of Sogdians cannot be understated in keeping the early Turks safely outside of the Chinese cultural sphere.

In that regard, Hong Kong still to this day remains a unique phenomenon in the Chinese sphere of influence.

Such sectarian identity might be Buddhist, Christian, or any of the religious movements that originated within the Chinese cultural sphere.

It would mean, for instance, that the United States should accept a Chinese or Russian sphere of influence.

Hainan has always been on the fringe of the Chinese cultural sphere.