Some airline agents don't even know Texas is in the United States (yeah, from the call centers in India ). Some misidentify Thai with Taiwan. I certainly won't hold it against them for not knowing what Chinese Taipei means. However, I must give those poor airline employees credit when credit is due. Since there's no such wording of "Chinese Taipei" anywhere on any Taiwanese passports, there's zero chance for them to screw this one up.

All I can say is, in my twenty something years holding my Taiwanese passport/s, issued by "Republic of China," I've never been mistakenly identified as a PRC citizen at any point of entry (or exit). Admittedly, I haven't seen the whole world and only been to a handful of countries, say Canada, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, and the United States. I don't know, maybe not every country welcomes a Taiwanese passport holder the same way.

I actually see no point of debating with you (or on this forum) whether Taiwan is a country. Neither of us is any authority figure on this subject. Me, being a Taiwanese may have more bearing than you though. This is a travel site, not a political forum. What infrequent or savvy travelers need to be sure when planning trips to Taiwan is to contact Taiwan government/authorities directly for proper visa requirements and regulations. China or Chinese consulates are definitely the wrong contacts for say travelers. All the Taiwan official websites have addresses in either ".tw" or "taiwan", such as www.boca.gov.tw, eng.taiwan.net.tw or www.taiwantourism.org.

As a matter of fact, this thread isn't about how Taiwanese passport holders are treated at point of entry in foreign countries. It's more about how entry/exit stamps are handled in different countries for certain dual nationals. Let's try to pitch a wider angle for this thread so the FT public can all benefit and learn. Having a discussion stuck on what Taiwan is will only turn it into a political lala land.

FWIW, if Taiwanese passport holders are being challenged in any point of entry, I doubt they would consider FT the best source to find helpful info for them. If say Taiwanese would discuss or rant about unfair challenges or treatment in a foreign country, I highly doubt FT would have come across their mind.

Thanks for the clarification. I guess my point was you are NOT a PRC citizen holding dual nationalities.

Just like Christopher had nicely pointed out, the problems or complications result from dual nationals who hold other passports in violation of issuing countries' laws. Whether international data-sharing is a reality (or not) does not change the fact some fail to respect the laws of their passport-issuing countries. What will the dual-nationality-forbidden countries do when (or how) they find or track down their "delinquent" citizens is beside the point. That's my off-topic 2 cents.