Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/30
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taipei, Aug. 30 (CNA) Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday that
Taiwanese nationals applying for a residence permit in China will not have their Taiwan household registration automatically revoked, but the government is assessing possible countermeasures, including imposing certain restrictions on the citizenship rights of such individuals.
Effective Sept. 1, China will begin issuing residence permits to residents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to increase the convenience for those living, working and studying in China, according to China’s State Council.
Given Beijing’s claim that applicants are not required to register on China’s household registration system, Taiwanese holders of the card would not be in violation of Article 9-1 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, MAC Deputy Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said Thursday.
The article states that Taiwan nationals who have household registration in China or possess Chinese passports shall have their Taiwan nationality revoked as well as the right to participate in elections, recalls, initiatives, referendums, serve in the military or take public office, as well as any other rights derived from having household registration in Taiwan. [FULL STORY]