China rejects TPP legislator’s bid to renounce citizenshipBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNATaiwan People’s Party (TPP) Legislator Li Zhenxiu (李貞秀) today said her application to renounce her Chinese citizenship was not accepted by her hometown authorities, while emphasizing that she is loyal to the Republic of China (Taiwan) and its Constitution as she was sworn in. Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Li Zhenxiu in Taipei today holds up an application to renounce her Chinese citizenship. Li flew back to her birthplace in Hunan, China, to apply to renounce her Chinese nationality, but her application was not approved, she said. As the Mainland Affairs Council has said, no Chinese spouse has successfully renounced their Chinese citizenship because of their Taiwanese identity, Li said. Li said that she would forward the document rejecting her application to renounce her Chinese citizenship to the Ministry of the Interior, showing that renouncing Chinese citizenship is not so simple.

Source: Taipei Times February 03, 2026 10:10 UTC