The authorities that accept citizenship applications are the local municipal or county public security bureaus in China, and Chinese diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad.
Zhao Ye used his connections to arrange a meeting with a high-ranking official in the public security department.
Vice Minister Chu Liangcai was quite surprised, not knowing why Zhao Ye wanted to meet him. However, he still had to give Zhao Ye face, so he made a special time to meet with him.
Two days later, at 10 a.m., Zhao Ye arrived at the police station.
Led by a policewoman, Zhao Ye arrived at Deputy Minister Chu Liangcai's office.
Knock knock knock.
The policewoman knocked on the door.
"Please come in!"
Upon hearing the knock, Vice Minister Chu Liangcai immediately spoke and got up to greet him, thinking that Zhao Ye should have arrived by now.
Sure enough, Zhao Ye slowly pushed the door open and entered.
Chu Liangcai stepped forward and smiled, "Hello, Zhao Ye!"
"Minister Chu, hello."
The two shook hands.
Chu Liangcai pointed to the sofa and said, "Please sit down, let's sit down and talk!"
"good."
After the two were seated, Vice Minister Chu Liangcai took the initiative to ask, "Zhao Ye, what brings you here?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye went straight to the point: "It's like this, Minister Chu, many of my company's employees are former Soviet citizens. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, these people have lost their citizenship and are homeless. Many of them want to apply for Chinese citizenship, but as you know, Chinese citizenship is the most difficult citizenship to obtain in the world."
"So, most of their applications for citizenship have failed, so they come to me for help!"
"But in my opinion, allowing them to acquire Chinese citizenship would be more beneficial than harmful!"
"Because most of these former Soviet citizens are talents poached from the Soviet Union by the Wujiang Group, if they were to acquire Chinese citizenship, it would definitely give them a strong sense of belonging to China, which would play an immense role in improving China's technological level and promoting China's economic development!"
After Zhao Ye finished speaking, Minister Chu Liangcai nodded in agreement: "Hmm, you make a good point!" Then, he frowned and said, "However, as far as I know, apart from the Soviets who illegally entered the country, there are about 1.2 million former Soviet citizens who come to China to work and live through legitimate channels. Getting them all to become Chinese citizens will probably be a bit difficult..."
Zhao Ye said, "Of these more than one million Soviet citizens, a quarter were recruited by the Wujiang Group, and the remaining three-quarters were mostly family members. According to Chinese law, if one parent is a Chinese citizen, their children can apply for Chinese citizenship. Although the population is large, it is reasonable."
"Furthermore, my country is a multi-ethnic country, and the Russian ethnic group is one of the 56 ethnic groups in the Chinese nation. The majority of the million Soviet citizens were Russians..."
After a pause, Zhao Ye earnestly stated, "Minister Chu, in today's society, the most important thing is talent! To win over the hearts and minds of the Soviets and to keep them in China, the best way is to have them acquire Chinese citizenship. Now is the best time; if we miss this opportunity, we may lose a large number of talented individuals!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Liangcai's department remained silent for a moment, then nodded emphatically and said, "Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense. I will do my best to make this happen!"
"Thank you very much, Minister Chu!"
"No need to thank me, it's what I should do," Chu Liangcai said with a smile.
After Zhao Ye left the Ministry of Public Security, Chu Liangcai immediately wrote a report to his superiors, which subsequently caused a sensation.
The main reason is that there are too many people; otherwise, there would be no need to alarm the big shots.
However, everyone agreed that this matter should be supported.
Which country doesn't value talent?
When they were most confused, China took the initiative to extend an olive branch. How could they not be moved?
Besides, a million Soviet citizens would be absorbed in no time by China's massive population, posing no threat to the country.
A few days later, Zhao Ye received a call from Minister Chu, informing him of the country's decision.
"Zhao Ye, the country has agreed that all former Soviet citizens and their families who come to work in China can apply for Chinese citizenship, with a one-year time limit. If they wait beyond one year, the difficulty of applying for Chinese citizenship will increase significantly!" Chu Liangcai said with a smile.
"Okay, Minister Chu, I understand! I thank you on behalf of the former Soviet employees and their families!"
"Zhao Ye, you're too kind. This is my duty, no need to thank me. Alright, quickly inform the former Soviet citizens under your company that they can apply for Chinese citizenship at the local police station."
"Okay, Minister Chu, I'll hang up now!"
"Okay, goodbye!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Ye immediately sent someone to notify the group company to organize the Soviet employees to submit their materials and apply for Chinese citizenship.
When the news was relayed, it caused a sensation among the Soviet employees.
During their time working and living in China, they have come to like China.
Although China is not yet a developed country, it is a peaceful and prosperous nation with abundant resources, and its life is many times better than theirs in the Soviet Union.
In addition, China is developing rapidly and changing every day, possessing enormous development potential.
Moreover, Chinese people are very warm and friendly and enjoy making friends.
Chinese cuisine also made their mouths water and left them with unforgettable memories.
They really enjoy life here.
For stateless individuals, being able to obtain Chinese citizenship is an incredible stroke of luck.
Almost the entire Soviet population decided to apply for Chinese citizenship.
Such big news is naturally hard to keep from the outside world.
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