The Fifa World Cup in Qatar has found itself at the centre of a geopolitical row. Photo: Getty Images for Supreme Committee 2022
Qatar 2022 changes Taiwan’s name yet again for World Cup site. Now it’s a geopolitical row
- Taiwanese visitors applying for ID card that doubles as visa must now list nationality as ‘Chinese Taipei’, sparking accusations of Beijing bullying Qatar
- First the online system omitted the island, then it was listed as ‘Taiwan, province of China’, then simply ‘Taiwan’
The Fifa World Cup in Qatar has found itself at the centre of a geopolitical row. Photo: Getty Images for Supreme Committee 2022
