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 additional nationalities at birth through "jus sanguinis" from the non-Chinese parent. However, a child born to at least one Chinese parent does not automatically acquire Chinese nationality if, due to the consequences of its birth, it can acquire another nationality. That is, a child born outside China does not automatically acquire Chinese nationality if the parents, who are Chinese nationals, themselves settle permanently outside China (see "nationality by birth" above) and the child is eligible to acquire that country's nationality at birth. In general, most second generation overseas Chinese ("Chinese Americans", "British Chinese" or "Chinese Canadians", etc.) and many South