 In 2003 he explained that "Taiwan is not a province of one country nor is it a state of another".The Chen administration took steps to use Taiwan internationally in the name of preventing confusion over the "two Chinas".For example, some Taiwanese have had difficulty traveling with "REPUBLIC OF CHINA" passports as officials mistook them for citizens of the People's Republic of China, so "TAIWAN" has been added to the cover of Republic of China passports.