Taiwan’s San Francisco De-facto Embassy Changes Logo, Sparks Debate

Taiwan’s San Francisco De-facto Embassy Changes Logo, Sparks Debate
Attendees of a political campaign rally wave Taiwan flags, in Taipei on Nov. 11, 2018. Chris Stowers/AFP/Getty Images
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SAN FRANCISCO—The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in San Francisco recently started using a new Facebook logo, following the same Facebook change as Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The new logo is a circular shape emblem with a printed name of Taiwan, accompanied by a sweet potato-shaped figure: the image of the island nation.