Bill easing Chinese spouses' eligibility to hold office proceeds to committee

A proposed amendment by the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) that would allow China-born spouses of Taiwanese citizens to run for and hold public office without first renouncing their Chinese citizenship was referred to a legislative committee for review on Friday.

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