For Li Maosheng, honorary president of the Shanghai Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprises Association, the 19th is a day worth remembering. After taking root in the mainland for 24 years, this senior Taiwanese businessman has a Taiwan resident residence permit consisting of an 18-digit number. On the same day, Shanghai issued residence permits to the first batch of 30 Taiwanese compatriots. Among them are Taiwanese businessmen and cadres, as well as young students studying in mainland universities.
After getting the residence permit first, Li Maosheng expressed his feelings with "thank you" repeatedly. Li Maosheng said, "The mainland sincerely considers Taiwan compatriots. After introducing a series of policies to benefit Taiwan, it has also launched a residence permit system. I believe that with this residence permit, Taiwan compatriots will live a happier life.
It is understood that since the beginning of this month, the mainland After it was officially opened to Taiwan compatriots to apply for residence permits, more than 22,000 Taiwan compatriots had applied for the residence permits in just 10 days. As of September 18, a total of 3,129 Taiwan compatriots in Xiamen had applied for residence permits, becoming the first mainland applicant to apply for a residence permit from Taiwan. It is the city with the most residence permits for Taiwanese compatriots.
This is the kind of residence permit that Taiwanese compatriots applaud, but it has been repeatedly resisted, smeared and even suppressed by the Taiwanese authorities. There is great panic. Local media reported that the authorities are working hard to "revise the law" and intend to "punish" Taiwanese compatriots who obtain residence permits. Some "legislators" from the Democratic Progressive Party proposed that those who apply for residence permits should be expelled from the country.
In response, Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council spokesperson Qiu Chuizheng said that although the mainland pointed out that the residence permit is only a convenient measure to live locally, they believe that "it is not that simple." The style, emblem and code of the residence permit are almost the same as those of mainland residents. The ID cards are exactly the same, and applying for a residence permit is highly close to obtaining mainland citizenship. Qiu Chuizheng also claimed that this undermined the "Cross-Strait People's Relations Regulations" and the "single household registration system" and caused security management problems. He said. It is planned to establish a complete declaration and registration system, and Taiwanese who apply for residence permits need to return to Taiwan to re-register. As for the opinions on applicants being removed from citizenship and restricted from holding public offices, Qiu Chuizheng said that Taiwanese in the mainland may not all apply voluntarily. , such an approach would be a one-size-fits-all approach and would push Taiwanese people out of the country. "We are currently studying the entire supporting measures and are actively working on them in the near future," he continued. The Mainland Affairs Council respects all voices, and the initial plan is to In terms of the declaration and registration system, we will strengthen supporting measures for safety management, find the greatest common denominator and balance point, and propose amendments to the law to build a safety protection network.
Just two days before Qiu Chuizheng made his statement, "China Times" reported that, Taiwan's measures to deal with Taiwan compatriots' residence permits on the mainland have gradually become clearer, with the declaration and registration system as the basic principle and a reporting mechanism to assist the Taiwan authorities in obtaining the list of Taiwan compatriots applying for residence permits. It is difficult, and the mainland will not cooperate, so there will be reporting mechanisms such as "whistleblower". Taiwanese businessmen who fail to declare that they have applied for a residence permit will be fined after a certain period (such as one month).
The report also said that although Taiwan Compatriots who apply for a residence permit will not be subject to immediate deregistration, but the current thinking of the Taiwan authorities is that the residence permit is valid for five years. If a Taiwanese compatriot applies for it more than twice in a row, it will almost be like giving up life in Taiwan and deregistering.
In terms of rights restrictions, those who apply for a residence permit must meet the qualifications of living in the mainland for more than half a year, and their rights to serve in public offices must be restricted, including being unable to apply for public offices, holding important positions in the Taiwanese government, such as political affairs officers and public opinion representatives, or being prohibited from serving as agents. Positions and military positions.
Relevant sources revealed that the Taiwan authorities plan to amend the regulations and launch related supporting measures in the new session of the Taiwan Legislature to respond, including the definition of the nature of the residence permit, application system, holding time, rights restrictions and general terms, etc. The direction of the modification.
Regarding the issue of applying for a residence permit, Taiwan's administrative agency also responded for the first time on the 20th. Spokesperson Gulas Yudaka said that the mainland's issuance of residence permits for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan has been deemed by Taiwan's administrative agency to be a very serious issue and very important. Face it with caution. Currently, Taiwan's administrative agencies are considering how to avoid unnecessary impact on society during the policy formation process. Therefore, more time is still needed to listen to opinions from all walks of life, including the upcoming discussions by Taiwan's legislative body. , Taiwan’s administrative agencies will also listen to opinions.
Gulas Yudaka, spokesman for Taiwan's administrative agency, also said that Taiwan's administrative agency is currently setting a general direction and will control Taiwanese who receive mainland residence permits, including restricting their citizenship rights, but there is no question about the extent of the restrictions. , including scope, intensity and depth, are still to be discussed.
It is understood that the so-called "removal of registration" means canceling the "nationality of the Republic of China", which also means losing the island's household registration. Those who are deregistered are not allowed to participate in elections at all levels and have no right to vote; in terms of compulsory education, the place of residence of parents and children determines the primary school or middle school to which they are assigned; in terms of health insurance, some insured persons must refer to the hometown of their place of residence ( Town, city, district) public offices are the insured units.
In response to the actions of the Taiwanese authorities, Huang Guangzhi, vice president of the Chongqing Taiwanese Business Association, said angrily in an interview with the media on the 17th that he did not understand that the matter of applying for a residence permit was viewed in a different way in Taiwan. For Taiwanese businessmen who have lived in the mainland for a long time, they definitely need these conveniences.
In this regard, An Fengshan, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, bluntly stated on the 12th that no matter what good things the mainland does for Taiwan compatriots, the DPP authorities will deliberately distort, smear, restrict and obstruct. This is determined by the nature of the DPP.
"Straits Today" 》Yu Qiang, a special commentator at Beijing Studio, said that the Mainland Affairs Council of the Taiwan authorities should spend more time thinking about how to promote the integrated development of cross-strait relations. The Mainland Affairs Council has repeatedly tried to use various means to block and obstruct Taiwanese compatriots from applying for residence permits, but each time the reasons were proved to be untenable, making themselves disgraced. The Taiwanese compatriots' enthusiastic application has actually told the Mainland Affairs Council that obstruction is destined to be futile. If the Mainland Affairs Council continues to insist on its own way, Taiwan compatriots will definitely continue to slap the Mainland Affairs Council and the Taiwan authorities in the face with practical actions.
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