China overturns ban on bald travellers

[NM]

From news.com.au:

CHINA has cancelled a controversial visa restriction on bald Taiwanese visitors.

 

[samh004]

"It would probably have raised the question of discrimination if Chinese customs officials were to ask visitors to remove their wigs," said Roger Hsu, a spokesman for the association.

I don’t see how they’d be concerned about discrimination in China!

 

[markis10]

I don’t see how they’d be concerned about discrimination in China!

Which China

 

[samh004]

Which China

PRC, I don’t think Taiwan is that bad, especially seeing as they were being discriminated against in this case. But why the PRC would care, I don’t know?

The quote about bald people being better able to disguise themselves was quite good

 

[markis10]

Having been a regular visitor to Taiwan for a long time I can assure you that there is discrimination on both sides of the fence or strait as the case may be.

For a long time you had to fly via HKG to get to mainland china ex TPE.

 

[medhead]

Having been a regular visitor to Taiwan for a long time I can assure you that there is discrimination on both sides of the fence or strait as the case may be.

For a long time you had to fly via HKG to get to mainland china ex TPE.

That was only political discrimination

 

[Will]

That was only political discrimination

Enforced by the PRC, not the ROC.