Posted on 05/27/2021 9:33:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The ins and outs of Chinese citizenship are outlined in China’s Nationality Law, which was adopted by the National People’s Congress and becoming effective on September 10, 1980. The law includes 18 articles that broadly explain China’s citizenship policies.
Here is a quick breakdown of these articles.
According to Article 2, China is a unitary multinational state. This means that all nationalities, or ethnic minorities, that exist within China have Chinese citizenship.
China does not allow dual citizenship, as stated in Article 3.
Article 4 states that a person born in China to at least one parent who is a Chinese national is considered a Chinese citizen.
On a similar note, Article 5 says that a person born outside of China to at least one parent who is a Chinese national is a Chinese citizen—unless one of those parents has settled outside of China and has acquired foreign nationality status.
According to Article 6, a person born in China to stateless parents or parents of uncertain nationality who have settled in China will have Chinese citizenship.
A Chinese national who voluntarily becomes a foreign national in another country will lose Chinese citizenship, as mentioned in Article 9.
Additionally, Article 10 states that Chinese nationals can renounce their Chinese citizenship through an application process if they have settled abroad, have close relatives that are foreign nationals, or have other legitimate reasons.
However, state officials and active military personnel cannot renounce their Chinese nationality according to Article 12.
Article 13 states that those who once held Chinese nationality but are currently foreign nationals can apply to restore Chinese citizenship and renounce their foreign citizenship if there are legitimate reasons. They cannot retain their foreign nationality when accepted.
Article 7 of the Nationality Law states that foreigners who will abide by the Chinese Constitution and laws can apply to be naturalized as Chinese citizens if they meet one of the following conditions: they have close relatives who are Chinese nationals, they have settled in China, or if they have other legitimate reasons. Article 8 describes how a person can apply for naturalization as a Chinese national, but will lose their foreign nationality on the approval of the application.
In China, local Public Security Bureaus will accept applications for citizenship. If applicants are abroad, citizenship applications are handled at Chinese embassies and consular offices. After they are submitted, the Ministry of Public Security will examine and approve or dismiss applications. If approved, it will issue a certificate of citizenship. There are other more specific rules for the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions.
China has the facade of a pluralistic society, but it is a Han Chinese country, run for Han Chinese, whose culture and history is based on 5000 years of Han Chinese society.
The point being, that one might find it comfortable or interesting to live there depending on your situation, but a foreigner will always be a foreigner and outsider.
And that’s not even mentioning the capriciousness of a full-on, tech-totalitarian, complete-control communist regime....
Don’t care.
The thought never occurred to me.
almost impossible for a non-hun to become a Chinese citizen if he were not born to it. Marrying one does not cut it. And ex-citizens of hun decent are still subject to Chinese laws. Don’t bad mouth China and expect to be safe visiting China.
We already have Chinese citizenship the democrats used all their data bases for the our names why do you think Biden is president.
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