Under rules announced by the Chinese government last year, former NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin's recent acquisition of a Taiwan passport means he will have the status of a "domestic" athlete in his current league, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The 26th measure, specifically, states that Taiwanese athletes competing in Chinese professional sports leagues can qualify as "domestic" players. Some in the media have pointed out that Lin's current team, the Beijing Ducks, will benefit by having him reclassified as a domestic player and have speculated that this may have contributed to his decision to apply for a Taiwanese passport. revealed on Wednesday that Lin had recently obtained a Taiwanese passport. Lin's move to obtain a passport was therefore slightly different from naturalization, since he was already legally recognized as a Taiwanese citizen.

Source: The Standard August 20, 2020 06:33 UTC