REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: 'Chinese Taipei' misrepresents Olympians
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: ‘Chinese Taipei’ misrepresents Olympians FORCED TITLE: Most of the nation’s Olympians identify as Taiwanese, and a majority of them do not hail from Taipei, adding another layer of absurdity to the misnomer By Jason Pan / Staff reporter The sports world is to focus on the Tokyo Olympic Games starting on Friday, and once again Taiwanese will not have a “Team Taiwan” to cheer for, but will be stuck with the deceitful, contrived name of “Chinese Taipei.” It is a dishonest name, imposed by international politics un...
Source: taipeitimes.com