Parties Debate Whether To Remove Taiwan Lawmaker With Chinese Citizenship｜TaiwanPlus News

Why It Matters

The case raises constitutional and electoral questions that could set a precedent for how Taiwan handles candidates with mainland ties and strains cross‑strait legal complexity, with potential consequences for party politics and public trust in the legislative vetting process.

Summary

Last month Chinese-born Li Zhenling, a Taiwan People’s Party lawmaker who holds a Taiwanese passport and says she has lived in Taiwan for over 30 years, took office—prompting a legal and political dispute over her eligibility. Taiwan’s laws ban dual citizenship for elected officials and require former Chinese nationals to show they cancelled Chinese household registration and held Taiwanese household registration for 10 years; authorities say Li has not met those tests. Li counters that China refused to let her renounce Chinese citizenship and that she satisfies the residency requirement. The legislature convened to resolve the matter but remained deeply divided and, with investigations ongoing and no court ruling, has left her status intact for now while debating possible removal under special cross‑strait regulations.

Original Description

Around a month ago, Li Chen-hsiu became the first Chinese citizen ever to take office as a legislator in Taiwan. But since then, multiple government bodies have said that because of her Chinese citizenship and other issues, she's not eligible to take office. On Wednesday, Taiwan's political parties met to discuss whether to remove her.

📹 Reporter(s): Luffy Li/Devin Tsai/Eason Chen/Cadence Quaranta

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