Taipei, Oct. 10 -- Taiwanese authorities are examining allegations that a China-trained doctor practising in southern Taiwan used a suspected forged United States medical diploma to obtain a licence and practise medicine under a different name. The case has renewed attention on Taiwan's restrictions on medical qualifications obtained in China and the scrutiny applied to foreign-trained medical professionals, Taipei Times reported on Saturday.

According to Taipei Times, the allegations surfaced after a social media user claimed on Threads to have recognised a Tainan-based internal medicine doctor as an acquaintance who had studied medicine in China. The post alleged that the woman had cut ties with friends shortly after graduating and was...