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Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China



Each of the SARs issue passports on its own, only to its permanent residents who are concurrently nationals of the PRC, that is, PRC nationals satisfying one of the following conditions:

  • born in the SAR;
  • born anywhere while either parent was a permanent resident of the SAR;
  • resided continuously for seven or more years in the SAR.

Apart from affording the holder consular protection by the People's Republic of China, these passports also specify that the holder has right of abode in the issuing SAR.

The National People's Congress has also put each SAR in charge of administering the PRC's Nationality Law in its respective realms, namely naturalisation, renunciation and restoration of PRC nationality and issuance of proof of nationality.

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Offer to Taiwan

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has offered Taiwan a similar status to that of an SAR if Taiwan accepts PRC sovereignty. However, most surveys indicate that only around 10 percent of the electorate in Taiwan support the proposition. The proposed Taiwan SAR give up its de facto independent status while keeping its own armed forces rather than receiving a garrison. The promise of a high-degree of autonomy, as afforded to Hong Kong and Macau, among other things, is stated in the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China enacted in 2005. Under the proposal, the Taiwanese would give up their right to self-determination, a right that the People's Republic of China does not recognize the Taiwanese people having.[3]

According to the proposal, the government of a Taiwan SAR would retain its own administrative and legislative powers, an independent judiciary and the right of adjudication, although it will not be considered a separate government of China. While there will be no interference by the PRC in Taiwan's political system, there may be representatives from the Taiwan SAR that will be appointed to the central government in Beijing by the Taiwan SAR. The provincial legislature would still be elected legislature, multi-party system would still exist within the legislature, and political and socio-economic systems would remain unchanged.

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Tibet

The Dalai Lama has proposed that Tibet become a Special Administrative Region of the PRC, saying that this is more realistic than independence. This has also been suggested by ethnic Tibetan and retired Communist Party official, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme. However, the PRC has continued to reject this proposal, as it states that Tibet is not eligible to become a Special Administrative Region as it has always been a part of China.[4][5]

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References

  1. ^ CNN - Final Hong Kong memorial for Tiananmen massacre? - June 4, 1997
  2. ^ Baum, Richard (December), “Enter the Dragon: China's Courtship of Hong Kong, 1982–1999”, Communist and Post-Communist Studies 32 (4): 417-436, DOI doi:10.1016/S0967-067X(99)00019-7 
  3. ^ Proposal for Taiwan as an SAR China.org.
  4. ^ Tibet.cn The 14th Dalai Lama’s ‘Middle Way’ ridiculous
  5. ^ 'Seeking unity through equality' - www.phayul.com

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