Article: 818 Taiwan residents to sit mainland judicial exam for first time

818 Taiwan residents to sit mainland judicial exam for first time

BEIJING, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council Taiwan Affairs Office reported that as of Wednesday 818 Taiwan residents had signed up to take the National Judicial Exam on the mainland on Sept. 20 and 21.

It is the first time Taiwan residents have been able to apply.

"These applicants, having passed the qualification check, will sit the exam together with their mainland competitors in 14 mainland provinces as well as Hong Kong and Macao," said council spokesman Li Weiyi.

In preparation of the exam, the Ministry of Justice issued test rules in Taiwan. It also chose the coastal cities of Xiamen and Shenzhen in southeast ...

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