Taiwan's interior ministry has rejected appeals by permanent foreign residents in Taiwan to change the country's nationality law to allow dual citizenship. The ministry says such changes would lead to security concerns.
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00:00The government has rejected calls to allow dual citizenship for permanent foreign residents
00:04here in Taiwan.
00:06The Interior Ministry said in a statement that changes to the nationality law would
00:10never be adopted, citing security and economic concerns.
00:14It comes after foreign residents and NGOs launched a petition for the government to
00:18consider dropping the requirement to renounce their original citizenship in order to become
00:22Taiwan nationals.
00:24Taiwan's single nationality policy allows exceptions for people with significant skills
00:28or those who have made lasting contributions to local society.
00:32Existing citizens are also free to obtain other nationalities.