President Chen Shui-bian's an-nouncement in mid-January that passports of the Republic of China would in the future have the English word "Taiwan" printed on them immediately raised a public outcry. Some observers felt the government was gradually moving toward "de-China-fication," while others read the move as "Hong Kong-ization."
元月中旬，陳水扁總統宣布中華民國護照將加註 TAIWAN 英文字，立即引起輿論大譁，有人認為政府正逐漸「去中國化」，也有人解讀成「香港化」。