MAC defends removing village chief over Chinese nationality

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday defended the government's decision to dismiss a village chief in eastern Taiwan over her alleged People's Republic of China (PRC) nationality, saying she could have attempted to renounce it by applying to the Chinese authorities.

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