SEVERE: Taiwanese who have obtained Chinese residency permits could have their citizenship rights restored only if they renounce the cards, a proposed amendment says
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 10, 2018
By: Chiu Yen-ling / Staff reporter
A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator has drafted a legal amendment that would nullify the household registration of Taiwanese who obtain the new Chinese residency permit cards unveiled by Beijing last month.
DPP Legislator Wang Ding-yu (王定宇) yesterday said that he drafted the amendment, which has received the required number of signatures to propose amending the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Ara and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例).
Wang said one of the focuses of the proposed amendment is Article 9-1 of the act, which prohibits Republic of China citizens from having household registrations in China, or from holding passports issued by the Chinese government.
“My proposed amendment will extend the existing terms to people who register in China to obtain [the new] Chinese residency cards,” Wang said, “However, if they renounce their Chinese residency cards, they can restore their Taiwanese household registration and citizenship rights.” [FULL STORY]