The motion was important to safeguard safety amid deepening cross-strait tensions, in accordance with the island’s authorities.
The cancellations had been carried out underneath an article within the “Act Governing Relations between the Individuals of the Taiwan Space and the Mainland Space”, which bars Taiwanese residents from making use of for family registration or passports in mainland China.
Individuals caught violating the foundations might lose their Taiwan family registration, successfully forfeiting their citizenship – together with their ID playing cards, passports, voting rights and government-backed medical insurance.
Chiu Chui-cheng, head of the Mainland Affairs Council – the island’s prime cross-strait coverage planner – mentioned the regulation clearly acknowledged that residents had been banned from making use of for family registration or passports in mainland China, and that violations would consequence of their Taiwan standing being revoked.