Visas for WTO summit ‘riddled with errors,’ ministry saysBy Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEIVisas for Taiwan officials to attend a WTO summit in Cameroon were "riddled with errors," leaving Taiwan unable to attend, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday, after initially complaining they ​had been listed as coming from China. Last week, the ministry said it ​had complained to the WTO and Cameroon that the African country had listed the island as "Taiwan, ​province of China" in pre-travel documentation issued by Cameroon. The Cameroon foreign ​ministry did not respond to a request for comment. A WTO spokesperson said that following engagement by its director ‌general, ⁠new visas were issued on Friday last week in line with Taiwan's request. Taiwan says it is the first time it has not attended a WTO ministerial conference since becoming a member 25 years ago.

Source: Taipei Times March 27, 2026 09:12 UTC