Su Tseng-chang
In 2020, the Covenant received international condemnation for bowing to Chinese pressure and updating the six member cities in Taiwan from their original designation as being cities in "Chinese Taipei" to cities in "China." Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-chang criticized the changes as "extremely improper." The decision was reversed a few days later with assistance from the European Union. Foreign Minister of Taiwan Joseph Wu said “We are happy to learn that they have changed our name back to the original title".