Official calls for bias on mainland spouses to end
Source: Xinhua |
May 30, 2013, Thursday
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A STATE Council spokesman on Taiwan affairs said yesterday he hopes the island will rectify discriminatory policies targeting the mainland spouses of Taiwanese people.
Taiwan should safeguard the dignity, rights and interests of mainland spouses and create sound conditions for the happiness of cross-Strait couples living on the island, said Yang Yi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
There are about 100,000 mainland spouses living in Taiwan. They must live there for at least six years before qualifying for permanent residence, which is a precondition for being employed or receiving public services.
More than 10,500 couples married across the Taiwan Strait in 2012, bringing the number of such couples to 340,000, Yang said.
Yang said cross-Strait marriages have contributed to the peaceful development of relations between both sides.
However, "some forces in Taiwan have interfered with and thwarted (cross-Strait marriages) for political purposes, which goes against the will of the people," Yang said.
Yang also said it would be futile to use "human rights" as an excuse to undermine relations between the mainland and Taiwan.
Yang made the remarks in response to a recent proposal by some members of the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan's main opposition party, that highlighted human rights issues in advancing cross-Strait ties.
Taiwan should safeguard the dignity, rights and interests of mainland spouses and create sound conditions for the happiness of cross-Strait couples living on the island, said Yang Yi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
There are about 100,000 mainland spouses living in Taiwan. They must live there for at least six years before qualifying for permanent residence, which is a precondition for being employed or receiving public services.
More than 10,500 couples married across the Taiwan Strait in 2012, bringing the number of such couples to 340,000, Yang said.
Yang said cross-Strait marriages have contributed to the peaceful development of relations between both sides.
However, "some forces in Taiwan have interfered with and thwarted (cross-Strait marriages) for political purposes, which goes against the will of the people," Yang said.
Yang also said it would be futile to use "human rights" as an excuse to undermine relations between the mainland and Taiwan.
Yang made the remarks in response to a recent proposal by some members of the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan's main opposition party, that highlighted human rights issues in advancing cross-Strait ties.
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