Jan 12, 2021
Taiwan on Monday released a new passport that puts a diplomatic spin on the concept of social distancing amid the pandemic.
The self-governing island’s official name, Republic of China, has been downsized, although it remains on the cover in Chinese characters. The words “Taiwan Passport” appear in large bold type. The government said early in the pandemic that it was all an attempt to lessen confusion surrounding its citizens traveling during the coronavirus outbreak, and to dissociate them from people coming from mainland China as many countries rushed to bar entry to Chinese travelers.
“Today is the day,” Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, said in an Instagram post Monday. “The big TAIWAN on the cover will accompany the people of the country to travel around the world, and it will also make the international community more unable to ignore the existence of Taiwan,” she wrote. (She also boasted that in the past year, Taiwan had successfully s
Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) Taiwanese nationals can now travel abroad using a newly designed and "more identifiable" Taiwan passport without impediment, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Monday during a press event for the launch.
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Hundreds line up to apply for ‘Taiwan’ passports
By Lu Yi-hsuan and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Lawmakers and officials were among the people who lined up early yesterday to apply for the redesigned passports, which prominently display the word “Taiwan,” while minimizing the English name “Republic of China” (ROC).
Nearly 300 people applied for passports at the Bureau of Consular Affairs in Taipei, where Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) watched over the process.
Wu said he was happy to see the high level of enthusiasm for the passports, and reiterated that other nations, airlines, the International Air Transport Association and relevant agencies have been notified of the change to ensure a smooth transition.
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