World Bank Told Taiwan Staff to Get Chinese Passport

Newsmax
Date: 14 December 2019
By: Jason Devaney

The World Bank entered the political fray between China and Taiwan this year by forcing current and

prospective employees from Taiwan to have identification issued by China.

Axios reported Friday that the global institution, which provides capital to poorer countries, required anyone who is a citizen of Taiwan to also have a Chinese passport if they want to work for the bank.

The website noted that Taiwan does not allow its citizens to hold dual citizenship with China, which meant that World Bank workers and job seekers from Taiwan needed to either become Chinese citizens to keep their job or turn down the request and look for work elsewhere.

However, after Axios inquired with the World Bank about its China-Taiwan policy, the institution backpedaled and revised the requirements.    [FULL  STORY]