00:00Taiwan People's Party Legislator Li Zhenxiu is taking a stand against the government.
00:05She says she has fulfilled all requirements to run and serve in Taiwan's legislature despite being born in China.
00:42Li married a Taiwanese national and moved to Taiwan in 1993.
00:48She took office last week despite still holding Chinese citizenship,
00:52which some ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers warn could pose national security threats.
00:57Taiwan's laws bar dual citizens from holding office.
01:01Li says she has tried to give up her Chinese citizenship but was unsuccessful since China does not view Taiwan
01:08as a separate country.
01:10Now she faces new challenges regarding her right to even run for election.
01:14Under the cross-straight law, people born in China can only run for office 10 years
01:19after moving their household registration from China to Taiwan and providing proof.
01:25The Mainland Affairs Council, which oversees cross-straight relations,
01:29says Li didn't provide proof that she has given up her household registration in China until last year,
01:36suggesting her candidacy should be void.
01:38Li says she had long given up her Chinese household registration.
02:02But Taiwan's authorities say that the 10-year clock starts only after proof of deregistration is provided.
02:09They also questioned the documents Li has presented.
02:34Both sides stand by their positions.
02:37As cross-strait tensions rise,
02:39scrutiny is likely to grow over a case that could affect other Chinese spouses seeking
02:45public office in Taiwan.
02:47Alex Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
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