The South Korean government has removed country-related fields from its electronic arrival card system, prompting Taiwanese officials to temporarily suspend their planned retaliation measures. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Wednesday that, as they have expressed a desire for more time to revise the e-arrival card system, Taiwan will accommodate them.

Since February 2025, South Korea has failed to correct its designation of Taiwan as “Taiwan (China)” in the e-arrival card form. After more than a year of unfavorable negotiations, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry announced that it would counter by changing the label for South Korea in its own immigration entry system from “Republic of Korea” to “Korea (South)” starting April 1. 

The minister said they decided to postpone their retaliatory measures because the South Korean government explained that they needed time to modify the system. “I think exchanges between Taiwan and South Korea, particularly people-to-people interactions, are quite frequent. We expect both governments to uphold the principles of equality of mutual respect and actively promote bilateral exchange and cooperation between the two countries,” he said.

In addition, some media outlets have noted that a European Parliament delegation is visiting China for the first time in eight years, while another delegation from the institution is currently visiting Taiwan. In response, Lin said that the Parliament maintains a clear stance on China policy and has previously passed resolutions opposing China’s distortion of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758. He indicated that Taiwan will continue to actively engage with the EU and like-minded countries.