Nationality law of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Implementation of the Nationality Law of the People’s Republic of China in the Macau Special Administrative Region", its equivalent of Macau, although with an additional exception that permits Macau residents of mixed Portuguese and Chinese descent to choose their nationality. In practice, many overseas Chinese, who are of "Chinese descent", would not have been Chinese nationals but for the "Explanation", so this provision effectively bestowed Chinese nationality on any Hong Kong- or Macau-resident child who is of Chinese descent and was born in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan or mainland China, regardless of the nationalities of his parents, in
Nationality law of the People's Republic of China China's current and only statutory nationality law went into effect. The law itself, however, has been criticized for being outdated as many countries have amended their nationality laws to allow dual nationality since the 1990s, and the opinions on whether China should fully permit dual nationality has constantly resulted in heated debates. It is worth-noting that dual nationality is still possible under the current nationality law (see "Dual nationality" below). Chinese nationality law operates mainly on the basis of "jus sanguinis" ("right of blood"), although a different type of "jus soli" ("right of the soil", or birthright nationality) applies to