Legislator With Chinese Citizenship Sworn In Amid Eligibility Questions

Reporter/Provider - Ryan Wu/Fuhua Hung/Tiffany Wong
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Taiwan’s legislature has sworn in Li Chen-hsiu of the Taiwan People’s Party, the first lawmaker with Chinese citizenship. Her appointment has drawn attention to national security concerns and a legal gap between Taiwan’s cross-strait and nationality laws. Li says she tried but failed to renounce her Chinese citizenship, a requirement for holding office under current regulations.