Taiwan Passport Power Drops as Five Countries Withdraw Visa Waivers
Taiwan's foreign ministry says five countries have dropped visa-free entry for Taiwanese passport holders and does not rule out that this may be due to pressure from China.
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00:00Taiwan's passports are a little less powerful than they used to be, as five countries have
00:05stopped granting visa-free entry.
00:08People with Taiwanese passports used to be able to enter 171 countries without a visa,
00:13but that number has dropped to 166.
00:16The countries that dropped the visa waiver include Kazakhstan, Colombia and Botswana.
00:22The foreign ministry said this could be because of Chinese interference.
00:27The situation of the two cases of visa-free entry is different, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
00:33cannot rule out the possibility of pressure from China.