A sailor with the navy’s 168th Fleet was found to have a Chinese ID card, the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) reported today.
The sailor in question, surnamed Yang (楊), applied for a Chinese ID card privately with the help of his Chinese mother, the report said.
The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau is handling the case in accordance with the Act Governing the Relations Between People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例), it added.
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The bureau has reportedly requested the National Immigration Agency to investigate the situation.
Holding a Chinese ID card is not only against the law, but also puts national security at risk, the bureau said.
Citizens found to have Chinese IDs or household registration would be investigated by the Ministry of the Interior, it said.
The ministry is currently investigating more than 30 people for holding Chinese ID cards, Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) said earlier this month.
If a Taiwanese citizen establishes household registration in China, or holds a Chinese passport or ID card, their Taiwan household registration would be canceled in accordance with the law.
They would consequently lose their civil rights in Taiwan, including the right to vote and benefits such as National Health Insurance.
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