Legislator Li Zhenxiu, right, speaks during a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei TimesLi was reported to have falsely claimed having only Taiwanese citizenship when she was sworn into office last month. The cross-strait laws back then required Chinese nationals to cancel Chinese household registration after obtaining Taiwanese citizenship, which Li did in 1999. Li was unlikely to have canceled her Chinese household registration before securing Taiwanese citizenship in 1999, the council said. Following an amendment to Article 9 of the cross-strait act in 2004, Chinese nationals were given six months to submit proof of canceling their Chinese household registration after the amendment was implemented.

Source: Taipei Times March 16, 2026 16:38 UTC