Originally Posted by
Jayz_004
I don't think transiting or not makes the difference here. As long as the person holds a ROC passport, he/she won't be able to go through passport control in PRC. The reverse is also true, PRC citizens cannot transit in TPE without the Permit. Had to deal with that once when I booked PVG-TPE-LAX, not the best experience...
The last few times I transited through TPE, I didn't even need to go through passport control. I don't know how it is on the PRC end, though.