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Is Ben Norton actually a member of the CPC, or was Yugopnik doing a joke? I thought I would have heard of this by now if he is. It is not very important to me either way, I just think it would be cool if he was in the CPC.
No, they can’t. Only Chinese citizens. And it is notoriously difficult for foreigners to become citizens. It basically never happens unless they are already of Chinese descent. There are a few exceptions in which foreigners who have performed something that is considered an extraordinary service for China being given honorary citizenship and/or membership in the CPC. This used to happen occasionally in the past (particularly people who helped China during the revolutionary period), but nowadays i haven’t heard of it happening anymore.
Is Ben Norton actually a member of the CPC, or was Yugopnik doing a joke? I thought I would have heard of this by now if he is. It is not very important to me either way, I just think it would be cool if he was in the CPC.
No. They were just doing a bit.
Don’t think foreigners in China can join the CPC
No, they can’t. Only Chinese citizens. And it is notoriously difficult for foreigners to become citizens. It basically never happens unless they are already of Chinese descent. There are a few exceptions in which foreigners who have performed something that is considered an extraordinary service for China being given honorary citizenship and/or membership in the CPC. This used to happen occasionally in the past (particularly people who helped China during the revolutionary period), but nowadays i haven’t heard of it happening anymore.
No socialist country made it very easy to immigrate or become a citizen. Thats an entirely capitalist phenomenon.
I wasn’t judging, just stating facts.