Statesperson, you heard, thanks Chinese people (6)
I believe the answer is:
utahan
'statesperson' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'you heard thanks chinese people' is the wordplay.
'you heard' becomes 'U' (homophone of 'you').
'thanks' becomes 'ta' (UK informal version of 'thank you').
'chinese people' becomes 'han' (Chinese dynasty).
'u'+'ta'+'han'='UTAHAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for utahan that I've seen before include "in a religious state?" , "American statesman" .)