Here is what people don't know about the dual passport situation with regards to Chinese citizens. You may ask, why would the CFO of Huawei enter Canada under a Canadian passport? There are very clear reasons and I absolute no doubt about it guarantee every Chinese 1/n
citizen with two passports knows what I am about to tell you. The simplest answer is that if you enter another country using a non-Chinese passport it is a lot easier, typically you don't need a visa. That may be part of it but that isn't the primary reason. 2/n
The primary reason, and let me reiterate, every Chinese I have ever met with two passports knows this, when you enter a country, which ever country passport you enter the country is what nationality the accepting country recognizes. In other words, when she entered Canada 3/n
with a Canadian passport, if that is in fact what she did, she is recognized as a Canadian citizen. If she enters France/Japan/China with a Canadian passport, she is recognized as a Canadian citizen by international law. Why does that matter you ask? If you ever get 4/n
into trouble, the only country the host country allows you to get consular or other access to is your country of citizenship. Most "Chinese" with second passports enter China using Canadian/US/Australian passports even if they have Chinese passports for this exact reason. 5/n
When Chinese with second passports travel abroad, they use the second passport not just because of the visa ease issue, but because they prefer being represented by actual humane governments. So when she entered Canada on a Canadian passport, if she did, 6/n
She was telling you, and I absolutely guarantee she knew what I'm telling you, she would rather be represented by Canada than by China. She could get a visa no problem and enter with her Chinese passport. Let me put it another way, Chinese with means are making clear 7/n
And conscious choice who they want representing them if they get jammed up, and it is rarely China. In her case, that may not be the best choice. However, I absolutely guarantee you every Chinese with two passports knows this and chooses this way. Done
