Other East Asians
Up until the abolition of apartheid, the "honorary white" status was eventually extended to people of other East-Asian nationalities, including those from South Korea and the Taiwan (Republic of China). The latter was due to the good and important relations between South Africa and the Republic of China.
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“Once did She hold the gorgeous East in fee;
And was the safeguard of the West:”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)