China Stops Banning Baldies

In a policy reversal, China has cancelled a visa restriction on bald Taiwanese visitors, according to AFP. The rule forbade bald folk from applying for one-year multiple-entry permits from Taiwan to the southern Chinese city of Xiamen.

The Taipei-based Liberty Times reports Chinese officials were concerned that using wigs would make it easier for bald people to disguise themselves.

Taiwan won its independence after a civil war with China in 1949, yet the country still considers Taiwan part of its territory. This has led to strained relations, diplomatic tesion, and saber rattling in the past, but tensions have cooled in the last two years.