Of all the tactics, offering ID cards is a relatively new one, Wang said. "In the past, when Taiwanese people went to China, they were treated as foreigners.

In some ways it is surprising that China, a forceful surveillance state, did not roll out digital ID s earlier. Many ...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is urging residents of Kinmen and Lienchiang counties to obtain Chinese ID cards to "blur national identities." This initiative is part of China's strategy to ...

With a Chinese ID card, Taiwanese could purchase property and vehicles in China without a down payment and use them as collateral to apply for bank loans, ... Luring Taiwanese to apply for a resident ...

01/15/2025 January 15, 2025. Sparked by a video with millions of views, authorities in Taiwan have kicked off an investigation into how many Taiwanese secretly possess a Chinese ID card that could ...

Taipei is intensifying its crackdown on Taiwanese who apply for mainland Chinese identity cards in its latest effort to counter Beijing’s growing influence on the island’s population. The ...

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has condemned China's efforts to issue Chinese ID cards to Taiwanese citizens, calling it an attempt to create the illusion of legal sovereignty over Taiwan ...

Asked in a radio interview yesterday whether the number of Taiwanese holding Chinese ID cards mentioned in the video is correct, Chiu said that the government “is not sure,” but would handle the ...

Meanwhile, a recent report by Taiwan's National Security Bureau showed that China is targeting temple organizations, gangsters, and retired veterans in Taiwan to establish spy networks. Of all the ...