It said that because the Act Governing Relations between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area - the law used by Taiwan to govern ties with China - does not cover the issue of naturalized Taiwanese citizens participating in elections or holding other office, other laws must apply. The MAC, which handles China policy, issued a statement Monday to address Xu's potential situation. Xu, who has resided in Taiwan for about 30 years and been a citizen for 23 years, has been reportedly considered by the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) as one of its legislator-at-large candidates in Taiwan's January 2024 legislative elections.Īccording to Taiwan law, as a naturalized citizen with a Taiwan ID card for at least 10 years, Xu is eligible to run for office as a citizen of the Republic of China (Taiwan), but there has been debate over whether she could actually be able to serve in a position she won.

6 (CNA) China-born individuals are required to renounce their Chinese citizenship if elected to public office, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Monday, which would make it nearly impossible for Shanghai-born Xu Chunying (徐春鶯) to serve as a legislator if elected.

The game is played over several rounds, and the player with the lowest score at the end of the game is the winner.Taipei, Nov.

Face cards are worth 10 points, aces are worth 1 point, and all other cards are worth their face value.

Players score points based on the cards left in their hand at the end of each round.

After a player goes out, the other players have one more turn to try to improve their hand.

Once a player has met the objective, they can go out by discarding one card and laying down their remaining cards in sets or runs.

The objective of each round is as follows:

Players must meet the objective of the round before they can go out.

Players take turns drawing either the top card from the draw pile or the top card from the discard pile.

Turn the top card of the draw pile face-up to start the discard pile.

Place the remaining cards in the center of the table to form the draw pile.

Shuffle the deck and deal 11 cards to each player.

Shanghai rules card game