China To Issue Passports With Electronic Chips

The new passports will look like the traditional ones but a chip containing information like the cardholder's name, his date of birth, photograph and finger prints will be installed in them, a statement by Ministry of Public Security said.

The new passports will look like the traditional ones but a chip containing information like the cardholder's name, his date of birth, photograph and finger prints will be installed in them, a statement by Ministry of Public Security said.