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China: British Nationals Abroad

Commons · Question 8831 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

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Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor China’s compliance with international consular conventions on the treatment of naturalised British citizens with (a) Hong Ko

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 21 Oct 2024

The FCDO's Travel Advice for China explains that China does not recognise dual nationality and anyone born in China to a Chinese national parent would be considered by the Chinese authorities to be of Chinese nationality and treated as a Chinese citizen. ...