KMT lawmaker suggests foreign minister to call Seoul by old name
KMT lawmaker suggests foreign minister to call Seoul by old name
2026-03-19
And the spat over Taiwan’s name on South Korea’s e-Arrival cards continues. The country currently lists Taiwan as “China (Taiwan),” a designation that has prompted protests from Taipei. In retaliation, Taiwan effected a name change for South Korean residents with ARCs. Now, the country section on the resident certificates say “South Korea” instead of “Republic of Korea” in Mandarin. Officials say the change could be extended to Taiwan’s own e-Arrival cards if South Korea doesn’t make amends by March 31. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says that he now refers to the Republic of Korea as South Korea, but a KMT lawmaker says Taiwan could go further. Let’s hear more.
Lin Chia-lung
Foreign Minister
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that they will take the matter seriously and consider options. We are waiting for their response and any further negotiations.
Lai Shyh-bao
Lawmaker (KMT)
They are OK with being referred to as South Korea. Just look.
Lin Chia-lung
Foreign Minister
Some 10 years ago, they were begging and pleading not to be called South Korea. They wanted to be called Republic of Korea, or just Korea for short.
Lai Shyh-bao
Lawmaker (KMT)
You could go a step further, and use Hanseong to refer to Seoul. That would irritate them more.
Seoul was known as Hanseong during the Joseon era, when Korea was a tributary state to China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties. The city got its current name after World War II, and later chosen its official Hanja characters for Chinese-language contexts in 2005. As for the naming of the country, in 2008, South Korea’s representative office requested to be referred to as Republic of Korea and not South Korea in Mandarin.
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南韓電子入境標"中國台灣" 我限期南韓政府31日前回覆
2026-03-19
不滿韓國電子入境卡將台灣列為「中國台灣」，外交部依對等原則，將外僑居留證的"韓國"名稱改為南韓，並限期南韓政府在31號前回覆，否則我國入境電子登錄表也將採取相對應作為，外交部長林佳龍表示，已經稱呼對方"南韓"，但國民黨立委賴士葆則建議，乾脆把首爾改漢城比較刺激。
[[外交部長 林佳龍]]
“南韓的外交部已經有對外表達，他們會正視這個問題，也會展開諮商，我們也在等待他們的回覆，我們會持續交涉中。”
[[立委(國) 賴士葆]]
“說南韓他可以接受啊，你隨便去看。”
[[外交部長 林佳龍]]
“報告委員，十年前他跟我們拜託再拜託，不要叫他們南韓，叫大韓民國啊，簡稱韓國欸。”
[[立委(國) 賴士葆]]
“或者你要進一步的，你說要首爾改回來漢城，要這樣更刺激啊。”
2005年韓國將首都漢城改稱首爾後，2008年韓國駐台代表，曾致函台灣媒體，希望能將南韓正名為韓國。
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