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International Alliance Calls Out Uganda for Treatment of Taiwanese at Border

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The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has publicly criticized Uganda for asking Taiwanese travelers to show Chinese passports when entering the country. The group's statement described Uganda's behavior as "a clear act of coerced discrimination" and said the African nation appears to have implemented the measures under pressure from Beijing.

Uganda’s Discrimination Against Taiwanese

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In a social media post on Monday, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China criticized the African nation for its demands. They described the situation as "a clear act of coerced discrimination" and said that Uganda appears to have taken the measures under pressure from China. The statement was signed by 66 lawmakers from 23 different countries. It comes after Taiwan warned its citizens against traveling there, citing concerns over the alleged discrimination. Taiwan's foreign ministry also urges Uganda not to impose what it calls inappropriate entry restrictions on Taiwanese.

Eric Jiun-Yaw Huang (DIRECTOR-GENERAL, DEPT. OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, FOREIGN MINISTRY):  
We call on the Ugandan government to recognize the international reality that the Republic of China [Taiwan] is a sovereign and independent country and that neither it nor the People's Republic of China is subordinate to the other. [Uganda] should refrain from imposing inappropriate entry restrictions for political reasons.

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The foreign ministry said the entry restrictions could disrupt normal exchanges between Taiwan and Uganda and harm their bilateral interests.