World Taiwan passport redesign emphasizes independence from China Taiwanese leadership says the redesign was aimed at preventing confusion, travel issues amidst the COVID-19 pandemic ...

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 ...

Taiwan rolled out a newly redesigned passport on Monday that gives greater prominence to the island's day-to-day name, aiming to avoid confusion with China amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Beijing's ...

The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a new passport design to ensure other countries will not confuse its citizens with those from China. Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, center, and ...

Taiwan first added its alternative name to the passport cover in 2003 when the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) swept into power, which was widely seen as a part of the ...

Taiwan redesigns passport cover 09/02/2020 September 2, 2020. Taiwan's passport cover has a new look, as Taiwanese travelers have been mistakenly subjected to the same travel restrictions as ...

TAIPEI: Amid China's growing aggressiveness, Taiwan has redesigned the cover of its passport, highlighting the words "Taiwan" and "passport", written in English. The new design is intended to make ...

“The new edition of the passport — with a design emphasizing the word “Taiwan” on the cover — will launch on Jan. 11,” the ministry said in a statement to the daily Taiwan News.

Thousands of Taiwanese have been invited to vote in the “We are Taiwan” Passport Cover Design Competition. The winners have been decided – and bubble tea fans won’t be impressed.