The BBC reports, New Taiwanese passports are being issued on Monday, with the word Taiwan printed on the front for the first time.

The decision has been denounced by China as an excuse for the province to pursue independence.

Note from the picture the word "Taiwan" is in English. As Huang Tai-lin reports, the word "Taiwan" is in Roman script: the Communist Party is mostly worried about other countries taking Taiwan seriously.

I wonder why the BEEB uses passive voice here? Is the fact of denunciation really more important than the fact that it's China making the denunciation?