People from India, Africa, Turkey etc. are laowai, too. Because they looks so different from us. We can people from Japan or South Korea "日本人"or "韩国人"

laowai is a word for whites and blacks mostly, never neighbouring countries people

Wanlt is correct. Most Chinese do not refer to other Asians as "laowai." In general, "laowai" is used to describe Caucasians but any nationality that is non-Asian, particularly Latin Americans, Middle Easterners and Africans can also be called "laowai." Non-Chinese Asians are simply referred to by their nationality, such as "Japanese," "Korean," "Vietnamese." Not sure why Wanlt received a thumbs down for his correct answer ... gave him (her?) a thumbs up to cancel it out.