World Latte Art Championships Changes 'Taiwan' to 'Chinese Taipei'

The Taiwanese winner of the 2026 World Latte Art Championship has had his place of origin changed from "Taiwan" to "Chinese Taipei."

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00:00The World Latte Art Championships organizers have changed Taiwan's designation on their website to

00:05Chinese Taipei. Earlier this month, a Taiwanese barista won top prize at the tournament in San

00:11Diego. At the time, the competition's website listed him as being from Taiwan. But it now says

00:17he is from, quote, the competition body of Chinese Taipei. It's believed that China pressured the

00:22organizing body into changing the designation. Beijing opposes any titles for Taiwan that

00:27implies it is separate from China.