Taiwan to skip WTO conference after labeled 'Province of China'

TAIPEI — Taiwan said Tuesday it will skip for the first time a high-level World Trade Organization meeting in Cameroon following a dispute with the host nation over the name used for the democratic island in visa documents. The Taiwanese foreign ministry said it had lodged a “stern protest” after Cameroon designated the island “Taiwan, Province of China” in paperwork issued to Taiwan’s delegation before it departed for the March 26-29 event. Cameroon then granted members of the group a “visa exemption”, but the document did not mention their nationality, misspelled some English names and identified almost all of them [...]... Keep on reading: Taiwan to skip WTO conference after labeled 'Province of China'
2026-03-24 05:02:09