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Re:Chinese capital dangles carrots to lure foreign talent to... by Double_a_92 on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:07AM (#16473924)
> Only about 1000 people get Chinese passport per year.

How did those people earn it? Or is it just lottery based?

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Re:Chinese capital dangles carrots to lure foreign talent to... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:11AM (#16473974)
They 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.
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Re:Chinese capital dangles carrots to lure foreign talent to... by mafribe on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:43AM (#16474332)
How do you establish Han-ness today, an ever shifting concept?
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Re:Chinese capital dangles carrots to lure foreign talent to... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:50AM (#16474442)
It’s usually on your ID card and assigned at birth.
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Re:Chinese capital dangles carrots to lure foreign talent to... by walshemj on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @11:05AM (#16474647)
which is illegal according to the UN
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Re:Chinese capital dangles carrots to lure foreign talent to... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @11:15AM (#16474784)
They 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.
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