International Coverage

SCA Removed Taiwan’s Name

International media coverage regarding the Specialty Coffee Association’s replacement of “Taiwan” with “Chinese Taipei” at the World Coffee Championships.

The Guardian article screenshot
The Guardian
May 4, 2026
Bitter aftertaste: Taiwan’s leading baristas forced to compete at global coffee championship as ‘Chinese Taipei’
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Daily Coffee News article screenshot
Daily Coffee News
May 4, 2026
SCA’s World Coffee Championships Changes Taiwan to ‘Chinese Taipei’
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Sprudge article screenshot
Sprudge
April 30, 2026
Taiwan Is Now “Chinese Taipei” At The World Coffee Championships
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The World Coffee Championships (WCC) are seven annual competitions from Competition Bodies worldwide. Produced by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the WCC events are hosted annually at SCA trade shows.

The SCA is a nonprofit organization, exempt from tax under IRC 501(c)(6), and organized under the laws of California as a mutual benefit corporation.