China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that China's new passport complies with international law, and the map on the passport is not aimed at any specific country. China is willing to actively communicate with relevant countries and promote the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel. The specific design of China passport is a matter within the national sovereignty of China, and no country has the right to interfere. The United States also reiterated its acceptance of the new Chinese passport as a legal and valid document.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China stated that the passport design is not specific to a specific country, and hoped that the countries concerned could treat it calmly with a rational and restrained attitude. At a regular press conference, Hong Lei, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called on all parties concerned not to over-interpret the maps in the new Chinese passport. China will continue to keep in touch with relevant parties and promote the healthy development of personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries.

Legal Blank of International Passport System

Passport, as an international travel document, has only technical standards at present, and lacks international legal norms in content and style, which is a blank in the field of international law. Passport is actually only an internationally recognized means to identify travelers. It is the identity document and nationality certificate issued by the competent authority of a sovereign state to its citizens when they enter, leave or travel abroad. Although there are no specific regulations, few countries in the world print a map with details on their passports, especially those countries that have territorial disputes with their neighbors, mainly because it is unnecessary and to avoid causing trouble for their citizens to go abroad.