Taiwan's foreign ministry says some 37,000 Taiwanese passports went missing last year and it's getting harder for authorities to tell if the losses are genuine or fraudulent.
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00:00 At least 37,000 Taiwan passports were lost in 2023.
00:05 The country's foreign ministry says tens of thousands of passports are reported lost each
00:08 year and that number is growing.
00:11 Earlier this month, authorities busted a fraud ring that was illegally selling Taiwanese
00:15 passports to Chinese nationals.
00:18 Officials say it's getting harder for them to tell if cases of lost passports are genuine
00:22 or fraudulent.
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