Mainland Chinese companies among the 219 listed mainland exhibitors at Computex 2026 in Taipei have been kept off the show floor by stalled entry permits, the South China Morning Post reported today, as the four-day trade show officially opened. Staff at listed exhibitors reportedly told the publication that nobody on their teams obtained an entry permit from Taiwanese authorities this year, with applications either left pending or met with last-minute requests for documentation that was difficult to supply on short notice. No formal rejections have been issued, mirroring a similar permit freeze that hit April's Taipei AMPA auto-parts show.
SCMP spoke to two mainland residents at listed exhibitors and a third mainland citizen employed by a multinational, all speaking anonymously, given the political sensitivity, who described their applications stuck in limbo while colleagues from other regions were given access. Two travel agencies that handle cross-strait trips told SCMP that none of their clients, including official exhibitors, secured approvals this year.
