To prevent recurrence of Li Zhenxiu controversy, NIA to provide information on loss of original nationality for review
To prevent a recurrence of the household registration controversy involving former legislator Li Zhenxiu, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior announced that the National Immigration Agency will provide information on loss of Mainland Chinese household registration to the Central Election Commission for qualification review of public office candidates. This aims to ensure transparency and strictness in candidate eligibility, especially regarding cross-strait regulations, and to avoid future similar issues.
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Central News Agency reporter Lai Yu-Chen, Yu Kai-Hsiang reported from Taipei on April 30 that to prevent the recurrence of the household registration controversy involving former Taiwan People's Party legislator and Mainland spouse Li Zhenxiu, the Ministry of the Interior today stated that after inter-ministerial coordination, it is expected that the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior will provide information on the loss of household registration for individuals from Mainland China who have submitted such documents, to the Central Election Commission for qualification review.
Li Zhenxiu faced controversy over her household registration cancellation during her term as a legislator. The Mainland Affairs Council stated in February that Li Zhenxiu only submitted proof of cancellation of her household registration in Mainland China to the National Immigration Agency in March 2025, and had not provided any proof to the competent authority before then. Therefore, when she was nominated as a proportional representation legislator for the Taiwan People's Party at the end of 2023, she did not meet the eligibility requirements under Article 21 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. Li Zhenxiu, however, presented documents to prove that her household registration in Hengnan County, Hunan Province, Mainland China, had been canceled after she married into Taiwan on April 26, 1993.
To prevent similar cases from recurring, the Mainland Affairs Council recently clarified Article 21 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area regarding the 10-year residency requirement in Taiwan. It specifies that one must have completed the submission of proof of loss of Mainland Chinese household registration to the competent authority and waited 10 years thereafter, before being eligible to register as a candidate for public office.
Pan Ying-chung, a specialist from the Household Registration Department of the Ministry of the Interior, further pointed out at a press conference after the Executive Yuan meeting today that the Mainland Affairs Council invited the Ministry of the Interior and the Central Election Commission in March to discuss how to implement Article 21 of the 'Cross-Strait Act' concerning public office candidates. Subsequently, the direction will be for the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior to provide information on the loss of Mainland Chinese household registration submitted by individuals from Mainland China to the Central Election Commission for qualification review.
Pan Ying-chung also stated that the Ministry of the Interior had amended the enforcement rules for the 'Public Officials Election and Recall Act' last year. In the future, candidates will also be required to make a pledge that they do not have household registration in Mainland China, do not hold a Mainland passport, and do not possess nationality of any other country, which will also be published in the election gazette. (Editors: Zhai Si-Jia) 1150430
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Li Zhenxiu faced controversy over her household registration cancellation during her term as a legislator. The Mainland Affairs Council stated in February that Li Zhenxiu only submitted proof of cancellation of her household registration in Mainland China to the National Immigration Agency in March 2025, and had not provided any proof to the competent authority before then. Therefore, when she was nominated as a proportional representation legislator for the Taiwan People's Party at the end of 2023, she did not meet the eligibility requirements under Article 21 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. Li Zhenxiu, however, presented documents to prove that her household registration in Hengnan County, Hunan Province, Mainland China, had been canceled after she married into Taiwan on April 26, 1993.
To prevent similar cases from recurring, the Mainland Affairs Council recently clarified Article 21 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area regarding the 10-year residency requirement in Taiwan. It specifies that one must have completed the submission of proof of loss of Mainland Chinese household registration to the competent authority and waited 10 years thereafter, before being eligible to register as a candidate for public office.
Pan Ying-chung, a specialist from the Household Registration Department of the Ministry of the Interior, further pointed out at a press conference after the Executive Yuan meeting today that the Mainland Affairs Council invited the Ministry of the Interior and the Central Election Commission in March to discuss how to implement Article 21 of the 'Cross-Strait Act' concerning public office candidates. Subsequently, the direction will be for the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior to provide information on the loss of Mainland Chinese household registration submitted by individuals from Mainland China to the Central Election Commission for qualification review.
Pan Ying-chung also stated that the Ministry of the Interior had amended the enforcement rules for the 'Public Officials Election and Recall Act' last year. In the future, candidates will also be required to make a pledge that they do not have household registration in Mainland China, do not hold a Mainland passport, and do not possess nationality of any other country, which will also be published in the election gazette. (Editors: Zhai Si-Jia) 1150430
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