Taiwan changing passport to stop confusion

Updated September 2 2020 - 3:16pm, first published 3:11pm
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu unveils the new passport design in Taipei.
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu unveils the new passport design in Taipei.

Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing's stepped-up efforts to assert sovereignty, Taiwan says it will redesign its passport to give greater prominence to the island's name.

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