Why are everyday Chinese people actively paying money to hide their nationality just to survive international travel?
A striking trend on Taobao shows Chinese travelers secretly purchasing fake US, Japanese, and Taiwanese passport covers to disguise their identity abroad. In fact, one particular US passport cover listing has sold close to 5 million units. As international backlash intensifies over the CCP's aggressive foreign policies, ordinary Chinese citizens are resorting to passport camouflage to navigate borders safely.
In tourist destinations like Japan, these novelty covers are used to blend in and escape rising anti-regime sentiment. Meanwhile, in high-corruption developing nations, Chinese tour groups have become frequent targets for predatory police extortion and bribe schemes, a harsh reality that travelers backed by a powerful US passport rarely have to face.
The irony is undeniable. While Beijing constantly boasts about its global dominance, its own people feel safer pretending to be from democratic nations like the US, Japan, or Taiwan just to travel in peace.
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