(Chiang and Mao in 1945, Public Domain)
When you obtain a government ID from one national government, you normally don’t get a second government ID from a different national government, unless you hold dual citizenship.
But for some pairs of countries, dual citizenship is untenable.
“President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has cautioned Taiwanese citizens against China’s reported efforts to lure them into applying for Chinese ID cards and residency permits.”
Because Taiwan is a contested territory, acceptance of People’s Republic of China IDs could resulted in PRC claims to Taiwan…to protect its citizens there. Therefore Taiwan really discourages this.
“According to local regulations, citizens who receive a Chinese ID will have their Taiwanese household registration revoked.”
And we thought that moving Meta’s trust and safety teams from California to Texas was a big deal. At least the states of California and Texas are not launching military strikes against each other.
At least not yet.
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