UP FOR DEBATE: Freddy Lim disagreed on Facebook with the Taipei mayor’s remark that Beijing’s residency cards for Taiwanese should be treated like US green cards

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 23, 2018
By: Lee I-chia  /  Staff reporter

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said that Taiwan should not be led around by the nose by China and forced to respond to the policies it implements.

Ko visited Hsinchu yesterday and accompanied Republican Party Chairwoman Hsu Hsin-ying (徐欣瑩), who is running for Hsinchu County commissioner, to election campaign events at the city’s Lianhua Temple (蓮華寺) and the local riverside park.

After China began issuing residency permit cards for Taiwanese in China, Cabinet spokesperson Kolas Yotaka on Thursday said the government is considering imposing regulatory measures or restrictions on cardholders.

Ko on Friday said that the government could also treat the cardholders the same way US green card holders are treated.    [FULL  STORY]