TAIPEI -- Taiwan's main opposition party is pushing a bill that would allow people born in China to hold government and public positions in Taiwan without renouncing their Chinese citizenship, touching a nerve as the president aims to counter alleged interference by Beijing.
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Taiwan's KMT pushes bill to let Chinese nationals hold political office
Opposition says it is standing up for China-born spouses, also seeks faster naturalization
The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei: Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang, has introduced a bill that would exempt Chinese nationals from a rule obliging them to give up that citizenship to become a public or government official. © Reuters
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