Taiwan Passport Sticker

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rdf:langString Taiwan Passport Sticker (Chinese: 台灣國護照貼紙) is a set of passport stickers designed by pro-Taiwan independence activist Denis Chen in 2015. Taiwanese pro-independence supporters placed the sticker on the front cover of Taiwan passports to re-brand the country's official name from "中華民國" and "Republic of China" to the fictional name "台灣國" (lit. State of Taiwan) and "Republic of Taiwan" (ROT). The country's national emblem, which is nearly identical to the emblem of Kuomintang, can also be replaced by the cartoons of images unique to Taiwan, including Jade Mountain, the island’s highest mountain; Formosan black bear; and pro-democracy activist Cheng Nan-jung. The designer, Denis Chen, said that his goal was "to highlight the absurdity of 'the Republic of China' and the need of founding a new country through changing the passport covers". Pro-independence Taiwanese applauded these stickers. Some commented on social media that they had experienced prolonged customs process abroad because officers confused the Republic of China with the People’s Republic of China.