Li Zhenxiu’s documents 'unusual,’ but decision lies with legislature: MACBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNADocuments submitted by Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Legislator Li Zhenxiu (李貞秀) proving her renunciation of Chinese household registration were “unusual,” but whether she would be allowed to remain in her post is up to the legislature, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) said today. Li, who was born in China and has lived in Taiwan for more than three decades, was sworn in as a TPP legislator-at-large on Feb. 3. Taiwan People's Party Legislator Li Zhenxiu, right, swears an oath of office at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Feb. 3. Under the cross-strait act, Chinese nationals are eligible to run for public office after they have become a naturalized Taiwanese citizen for at least 10 years. Li said she came to Taiwan in 1993 through marriage and obtained a Taiwanese ID card and household registration in 1999, while also officially canceling her household registration in China’s Hunan Province.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2026 10:52 UTC