A Chinese guest who wrote "Taiwan, China" in his reservation was rejected. Mainland Affairs Council: Has the right to refuse entry

A Chinese tourist posted an article and broke the news that because the word "Taiwan, China" was written on his hotel reservation form, his application to come to Taiwan was rejected by the Taiwanese government and he was asked to provide a new reservation form with "dwarfed" words removed. The Kuomintang group in the Legislative Yuan questioned that this was not the behavior of a democratic country, but rather resembled a dictatorship. Liang Wenjie, spokesperson of the Mainland Affairs Council, emphasized today that if it is detrimental to our national interests or the principle of reciprocity and dignity, of course we have the right to deny entry to Taiwan. This is the power of the government.

The Chinese traveler posted a screenshot of the system review of the Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior on Threads, revealing that when he applied online for the "Entry Permit for People Living Overseas Mainland Areas to Visit Taiwan for Sightseeing", he was asked by the Immigration Department to provide additional documents. He had to write "Respect Taiwan as a sovereign and independent country, and the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are not affiliated with each other" and sign it before uploading it.

Xu Yuzhen, secretary-general of the KMT Legislative Yuan, criticized that as a democratic country, Taiwan should not require tourists to Taiwan to express their stance on Taiwan's sovereignty. This is not the behavior of a democratic country, but more like the behavior of a dictatorship.

In this regard, Liang Wenjie said at the Mainland Affairs Council press conference, "Our position is very clear. If you are determined to be detrimental to our national interests or the principle of reciprocity and dignity in your application materials, we certainly have the right to prevent you from entering Taiwan. This is the power of the government."

Liang Wenjie pointed out that as for the details, since it is the specific approval of the Immigration Department, "so we have no special opinion. But the principle issue is that as long as your application documents or purpose of coming to Taiwan are detrimental to our country's interests or violate the principle of reciprocity and dignity, we have the right to deny your application."

What are the SOP procedures for Chinese tourists coming to Taiwan in the future? Liang Wenjie responded, "This is the approval process of the Immigration Department, and we will not interfere too much in the details. But the general principle is that you cannot damage Taiwan's national interests and the principle of reciprocity and dignity."

Liang Wenjie said that the details of implementation will be considered by the Immigration Department itself. The Director of Immigration has said that he will continue to improve his word choice to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Please refer to what the Immigration Department said.