MAC Says 90% of Chinese Spouses Relinquished China Residency

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Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) says almost 90% of the roughly 12,000 Chinese nationals married to Taiwanese citizens who were asked to supply documentation proving they have surrendered household registration in China, a legal prerequisite for long-term residency, have done so.

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00:00Nearly 90 percent of Chinese nationals married and living in Taiwan have provided proof they've

00:05given up or are in the process of giving up their household registration in China.

00:10That's according to the mainland affairs council, which says about 10 of those Chinese spouses

00:15chose to give up their right to live in Taiwan.

00:17Some people who have some social rights and don't want to leave them on the island.

00:23Some people who have their assets to be buried in the island.

00:27Some people who have their配偶 in Taiwan are not already in Taiwan, so they want to go back.

00:34About 12,000 Chinese spouses were initially required to provide this documentation.

00:40The request has sparked intense debate amid ongoing concerns about espionage and political participation

00:46by Chinese nationals in Taiwan.

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