Taiwan President Warns Citizens Against Chinese ID Cards

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : It's "not worth it" for Taiwanese citizens to get Chinese ID cards for money, Lai Ching-te said in his first New Year speech as president of Taiwan, or the Republic of China (ROC).
55% : If anyone wants to go to China to get ID cards, it's not worth it, no matter how you look at it.
54% : Another middleman said that at least 100,000 Taiwanese citizens hold ID cards meant for PRC citizens.
54% : According to one of the middlemen, a Chinese official told him that Taiwanese citizens are free to apply for PRC ID cards because they are considered PRC citizens.
52% : The remark came as Taiwanese authorities are investigating a claim that at least 100,000 citizens are holding ID cards issued by communist-ruled mainland China, or the People's Republic of China (PRC).
52% : However, the CCP would allow Taiwanese citizens who hold PRC ID cards and passports to keep their Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Resident in an apparent attempt to allow them to become de factor PRC citizens without informing Taiwanese authorities.

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