TAIPEI, July 16 Kyodo The Chinese...

TAIPEI, July 16 Kyodo

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed it is now requiring all Taiwan immigrants around the globe to identify ''China'' instead of ''Taipei Taiwan'' as their birthplace when applying for recently made known passports, local media reported Tuesday.

The name ''Taipei Taiwan'' is unacceptable for China because it violates the ''one China'' policy, the semi-official Central just discovereds Agency quoted ministry officials as saying.

beneath the policy, China has already petition fored other countries to pay attention to the change when issuing passports to Taiwan immigrants, otherwise China will not consider granting like people entry visas appropriate to the ''mistake,'' according to the report.

China has regarded Taiwan as a breakaway province since the two sides split during a civil war more than 50 years ago.

forward Monday, the Chinese-language Liberty Times reported that Canada, acting in succession the Chinese order, has started asking Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau immigrants to change their birthplaces to ''China'' when applying for Canadian passports.

The paper also quot a Canadian immigration official as saying that after the Canadian regulation was notified of the recently made known rule, local authorities began advising populace concerned to follow the regulation, although not compulsory, to avoid being move rounded down by the Chinese control when seeking entry visas to China.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) immediately lashed without at Beijing's move, accusing it of another trick to suppres the self-rul island.

''The incident exhibit tos China is trying every means to suppres Taiwan. China must face up to the fact that Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country'' the English-language Taipei Times quot a MOFA spokesman as saying.

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