Uganda has given back passports it seized from Taiwanese travelers, a small win for Taipei but part of a growing pattern of pressure that is bad for Taiwanese abroad.

• Four Taiwanese had their passports held at Uganda's main airport before getting them back this week.
• Ugandan officials had demanded Chinese passports for entry stamps, citing their support for "one China."
• Earlier cases hit five more Taiwanese, one of whom was deported.
• Taiwan's foreign ministry called the moves Beijing-driven political pressure and said Taiwan and China do not answer to each other.
• Taipei is asking other governments to accept Taiwanese travel documents so business and travel can continue normally.

Outlook: Expect more of these airport standoffs as China pushes partner countries to treat Taiwanese passports as invalid.