China welcomes the measure, saying Beijing "highly appreciates" the actions of East African countries.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said Somalia prohibits the transportation and entry of all Taiwan passport holders, accusing China of imposing measures to force East African countries to propose.
China claims that the Ministry of Ruling Islands said Tuesday night that Somalia's Civil Aviation Authority informed IT of the new policy that took effect last Wednesday.
It said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protested against Somalia's actions under China's incitement to limit the freedom and security of Taiwan's nationals and asked the Somalian government to immediately revoke the notice."
The ministry also said that Somalia cites UN resolution 2758, which in 1971 called on member states to restore Beijing to "the only legal representative of China" and invoke the "China" principle.
It "resolutely rejects and strongly condemns" Somalia's "misunderstanding" of the United Nations resolution, accusing Mogadishu of using it to "give Taiwan to be part of the People's Republic of China and give a false impression".
The move is a bond that deepens between Taiwan and Somalia, a broken region that declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but most parts of the world cannot recognize Somalia.
In 2020, the two autonomous territories opened de facto embassies in each other's capitals, arousing the anger of Mogadishu.
Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said the decision was a legitimate step to protect Somalia's interests and proved that "Somali firmly abides by Chinese principles." He added that Beijing "highly appreciates" the move and pledged to support Mogadishu's claims against Somaliland.
He said China also opposes "any form of official exchange" between Taiwan and Somaliland.
Taiwan was deported under its official name, the Republic of Prucence of Prucence of Prucence of Prucence of Praucence of World Health, and lost its seat in the United Nations in 1971.
Although only 11 countries and the Vatican officially recognize Taiwan as one country, many countries, including the United States, maintain close informal relations.
China believes that Taiwan is part of its territory and does not rule out the use of force to control the islands.
Taiwan's National News Agency Taiwan's focus Taiwan said travel restrictions in Somalia are unlikely to have too much practical impact, noting that Taiwanese nationals rarely visit the country.
It cited government data that Taiwanese citizens made only 16 trips to Somalia between 2016 and February this year.