Luke de Pulford(@lukedepulford):If your grandmother was Chinese, but your mother, you, and your kids are UK citizens who have never set foot in China, Beijing’s policy is that you’re Chinese. They will reject your foreign citizenship, and impose Chinese law upon you. Astoundingly racist.

2026.08.17 18:45

If your grandmother was Chinese, but your mother, you, and your kids are UK citizens who have never set foot in China, Beijing’s policy is that you’re Chinese. They will reject your foreign citizenship, and impose Chinese law upon you. Astoundingly racist.

Jan Jekielek@JanJekielek

2026.08.17 18:23

The CCP has openly racist citizenship policies that claim authority over people it considers Chinese, even if they are citizens of another country. And Luke de Pulford says the world continues to tolerate it. “Most people don’t know that Chinese law regarding citizenship is fundamentally racist.” “Somebody who is born in China, let’s say they move to the United Kingdom and they have children in the United Kingdom.” “And their children’s children are born in the United Kingdom.” “Their children’s children’s children will still be regarded by the Chinese Communist Party as Chinese and they will claim dominion over them.” “They will reject whatever nationality they have been given and they will assert Chinese law over those people.” “It goes to the heart of the frankly ethno-nationalism of the Chinese Communist Party.” “Totally extraordinary that the rest of the world just allows it.” @lukedepulford