A Study On Dual Nationality In China

With the emergence of the idea of the nation-state in the meaning ofmodern sovereignty, the concept of the nationality was born. Nationalityis a concept used to administrate the domestic affairs. If a person has anationality of one country, that means he holds the citizenship of thatcountry.The effect of the globalization and immigration makes acquisitionand loss of nationality into a political and law issue throughout the world.Dual citizenship is a thorny issue as a result of different principles andlegislation.There are60millions of Overseas Chinese all over the world. Basedon the Constitution of China, if a Chinese citizen acquires foreigncitizenship and a foreign passport, he(or she) will automaticallyrelinquish his(or her) Chinese citizenship. Dual citizenship is a veryimportant problem in a large amount of judicial practice. Therefore,Overseas Chinese are exhibiting greater open-mindedness and a burningdesire to have dual citizenship.Indeed, this issue needs to be seen from the global perspective. Inthe view of the status of the countries in Europe, eastern and southernAsia, China has responded to the issue with polite curiosity, but may notbite. In other words, China may not recognize dual citizenship in law.Nevertheless, modification of the GREEN CARD access system andamending the existing law on entry and exit administration may be thealternative means to solve the problems of dual citizenship. The topic inthis paper is to provide solutions to complex dual citizenship issueseffectively and operability, and to respond with concern to the appeal ofthe Overseas Chinese.