Taiwan Skips WTO Summit Due to Visa Blunders

0:00On March 27, Taiwan couldn't send officials to a World Trade Organization Summit in Cameroon after visa documents were packed with errors. The foreign ministry first flagged that the paperwork labeled them as coming from China, then found the replacement forms riddled with misspellings and wrong genders for nearly everyone. Earlier this week, Taiwan complained to both the WTO and Cameroon about the initial China reference. Officials there offered to skip visa requirements altogether, but the new exemption papers were just a sloppy. Taiwan's team called it careless handling, with no real sincerity, saying travel with those flaws could lead to bigger hassles or embarrassment at the host. Border. After weighing the risks, they chose to stay away completely. A WTO spokesperson confirmed new visas went out on March 20, matching Taiwan's requests after talks with the director general. Cameroon has in commented on the mix-up. This is the first WTO ministerial Taiwan has skipped since joining over 20 years ago,

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