Holders of ROC passports in S. Korea marginalized: report

Detailing the history of such residents, the Korean-language Dong-A Ilbo said Chinese have been immigrating to the Korean Peninsula for five generations since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).

Those who settled in South Korea after the establishment of the Republic of China on Jan. 1, 1912 have held R.O.C. passports, the report said, citing Lee Chung-hsien, head of the Chinese Residents' Association in Seoul.

However, they are not entitled to certain privileges such as visa exemption that R.O.C. nationals in Taiwan enjoy because they do not have household registry in Taiwan, Lee was quoted as saying in the report.

The problem is linked to the fact that the R.O.C. government relocated from China to Taiwan in 1949 after then ruling Kuomintang lost a civil war against the Communist, which subsequently built a People's Republic of China regime on the mainland.

Lee said descendants of that particular group of R.O.C. immigrants in South Korea are not allowed to open bank accounts in Taiwan because they do not have R.O.C. citizenship ID cards.

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February 8, 2013    CURTISAKBAR@

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WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF NON CHINESE PEOPLE IN TAIWAN.

February 8, 2013    nw@

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CURTISAKBAR@ wrote:
WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF NON CHINESE PEOPLE IN TAIWAN.

Rubbish post, CURTISAKBAR. Blame only yourself if you can't be bothered to walk to your local bank branch and open an account.

And stop shouting with your caps. You have no manners.

February 9, 2013    superkinez@

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CURTISAKBAR@ wrote:
WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF NON CHINESE PEOPLE IN TAIWAN.

When I lived in other countries, and I complained about being discriminated against, they also said, "why don't you go back to your own country?" So, this is my chance, "Why don't you go back to your own country?"

February 15, 2013    curtisakbar@

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So the 2 comments I receive are both racist/insulting in nature and to superkinez why don't you go back to your own country of China as my family in Taiwan are the true Taiwanese not you yellow people that destroyed this once beautiful island. Not a surprise that the nicest places in Taiwan are on the east coast where there is the least amount of Chinese.

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