A decision by the World Coffee Championships has enraged Taiwan's coffee community, including previous competition winners.
Berg Wu remembers the pride he felt when he was crowned world barista champion. The stands that June day in Dublin were packed with cheering friends as he bested competitors from more than 50 countries to take first place at the 2016 World Coffee Championships.
The first Taiwanese person to win the competition, Wu draped the red, blue and white nationalist flag of the Republic of China — Taiwan's official name — over his shoulders as he posed for pictures with his award.
