Village Warden in Taiwan Dismissed Over Chinese Citizenship

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A village warden in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan has been dismissed for holding Chinese citizenship. She told local media that she was unable to give up her Chinese citizenship as China doesn’t recognize Taiwanese nationality.

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00:00A village warden in Taiwan says she will fight a government decision to remove her from office

00:05after she failed to give up her Chinese citizenship.

00:09The village warden, named Deng Wanhua, was elected in Hualing County in eastern Taiwan

00:13in 2022.

00:15She moved to the country in the late 90s after marrying a Taiwanese citizen and later received

00:19a national ID card.

00:21Taiwan's laws require elected officials to renounce any other foreign nationality before

00:25taking office.

00:26Deng told local media she was unable to give up her Chinese citizenship because China doesn't

00:31recognize Taiwanese nationality.

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