Chinese, represented by Wang Zhi (王直), accounted for a large part of wako in those days, many of whom made their headquarters on the coasts of the Goto Islands and Hirado of Japan to escape the crackdown by Ming.
当時の倭寇は王直に代表される中国人が多くを占めていたが、明の取締を逃れるために日本の五島列島や平戸島などの沿岸に拠点を構えている者も少なくなかった。