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Chinese media accused of belittling Taiwan
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party lashed out at Chinese state media yesterday for allegedly belittling Taiwan by referring to the national Olympic team as "China, Taipei" ahead of the opening of Beijing Summer Olympics. Cheng Wen-tsan, director of the DPP's Cultural and Publicity Department, argued that the ambiguous term implied that Taiwan is part of China, which is unacceptable. Chinese Central Television and Xinhua news agency reportedly referred to Taiwan's athletic team as "China, Taipei" (Zhongguo, Taipei) while reporting that the island had selected its representative team for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Cheng pointed that under a protocol signed with the International Olympics Committee, Taiwan's Olympic team is called "Chinese Taipei" (Zhonghua Taipei), rather than "China, Taipei" or "Taipei, China." The Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan's top China policy coordinator, and the Sports Affairs Council should publicly protest against the two media organizations, he contended. Also, DPP Deputy Secretary-General Chen Chi-mai called on the ruling Kuomintang administration to lodge a protest with Beijing authorities through proper channels to prevent a downgrading of Taiwan's status during the Olympics. In response to opposition party's remarks, Presidential Office Spokesman Wang Yu-chi stressed that Taiwan's Olympic team is indeed called "Chinese Taipei." Taiwan has participated in international sports event under the English title "Chinese Taipei" since 1981 based on a protocol signed between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the IOC in Hong Kong in 1989. The agreement stated that all sports teams or organizations representing Taiwan would follow IOC regulations when participating in sports events in China. (Asia Media)
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