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> Only about 1000 people get Chinese passport per year. How did those people earn it? Or is it just lottery based?
by Double_a_92 9y ago
> Only about 1000 people get Chinese passport per year.
How did those people earn it? Or is it just lottery based?
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoThey were probably former Chinese citizens or Chinese descendants. China is open to immigration for Han people; e.g. during the HK handover all Han living there were granted Chinese citizenship while all non-Han were not, leading to some HK residents without citizenship in any country.
- mafribe 9y agoHow do you establish Han-ness today, an ever shifting concept?
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoIt’s usually on your ID card and assigned at birth.
- walshemj 9y agowhich is illegal according to the UN
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoThey still have HK passports. It really depends if you think HK is its own country or not. The Chinese just have different answers depending on convenience.