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The Taiwan People’s Party has expelled its legislator Li Chen-hsiu for misconduct, ending her tenure as the country’s first lawmaker with Chinese citizenship. The party said her remarks and actions had damaged its reputation, without providing further details. Li's expulsion means she will lose her legislator-at-large status following months of debate over her eligibility to hold office.

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00:00The opposition Taiwan People's Party has expelled Li Zhenxiu over misconduct,
00:05cutting short her tenure as the country's first lawmaker with Chinese citizenship.
00:09The TPP's Central Evaluation Committee said Li's remarks and actions
00:14had tarnished the party's reputation and disrupted internal harmony
00:18without providing further details.
00:20Li's removal from the party means she will lose her status as a legislator at large.
00:24She took office in February with debates over her eligibility due to her Chinese citizenship.
00:30Li was married to a Taiwanese national and moved to Taiwan in the 90s.
00:34She has declined to comment on her removal.
00:36The TPP's Central Evaluation Committee says Li's
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