tái wān台湾qǔ xiāo取消dān mài丹麦dài biǎo代表lǐ yù礼遇，kàng yì抗议jū liú zhèng居留证guó jí国籍gǎi míng改名
Recently, a dispute arose between Taiwan and Denmark over a “residence permit” issue.
Because the Danish government changed the nationality information of Taiwanese people living in Denmark, Taiwan decided to cancel some of the privileges and courtesies given to Denmark’s representative in Taiwan.
This issue began in 2024.
At that time, Taiwanese residents in Denmark found that the nationality on their residence permits had been changed from “Taiwan” to “China.”
The Danish government explained that this was not an administrative mistake.
It said that because Denmark does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country, and in order to make the registration standards on official documents consistent, it decided no longer to treat “Taiwan” as a nationality, but only as a geographic region.
By 2025, the Danish government had further clarified and implemented this rule.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protested Denmark’s actions.
Taiwan said that this change affected Taiwanese people’s sense of identity and also belittled Taiwan’s status.
Although Taiwan communicated with the Danish government many times, the problem was never resolved.
To show its dissatisfaction and apply pressure, Taiwan took countermeasures and canceled some diplomatic privileges for Denmark’s representative in Taiwan.
Taiwan clearly stated that it hoped the Danish government would propose a solution acceptable to both sides as soon as possible.
This matter caused widespread discussion in society.
Supporters believed that Taiwan had to take action to protect its dignity; others worried that this confrontation might affect future cooperation and exchanges between the two sides.
At present, the dispute is still ongoing.
It once again shows that in a complex international environment, issues of names and identity are often challenging.
How to narrow the differences through dialogue is a difficult problem that both sides now need to face.