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Chinese Law of Nationality.
Chapter I.
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21149.105
Rece Rage 11 JUL 10
Article 1.
Natural possession of Chinese nationality.
Any person coming under one of the following
classes shall be held to be of Chinese nationality, whether
born or not born within the Chinese Empire.
Article 2.
(a). Person born of a Chinese father.
such
(b). Person born after the death of father
father being a Chinese subject at time of
his death.
(c). Persons when the mother is Chinese and the
father unknown or of no nationality.
Persons born in Chinese territory whose father
and mother are unknown or of nonationality shall be equal-
-ly Chinese subjects as well as children found in China
and abandoned and whose place of birth is unknown.
Article 3.
Chapter II.
The acquisition of Chinese nationality,
Foreigners who fulfil the following conditions
can, if they desire to do so, apply to be naturalised as
Chinese subjects:-
(a). To be domiciled in China for more than ten
consecutive years.
(b). To be over 20 years of age and to have legal
capacity according to the law of their
country.
(c). To be of good character and repute.
(d). To have sufficient personal resources and means
of existence.
(s). That according to the law of their country they
lose their own nationality after having
acquired Chinese nationality.
Persons