Chinese Taipei
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| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | |
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| Olympic Group | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee |
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| NOC Website | www.tpenoc.net/about/about_02.asp |
| Governing Body | Chinese Taipei Track & Field Association |
| Website | www.cttfa.org.tw |
| Olympic Medal Count | Gold: 2 Silver: 6 Bronze: 11[1] |
Chinese Taipei is the name used by the IOC to describe the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan. Mainland China claims that it is one of its provinces. However, it is allowed to send a team of athletes to the Olympics separately from Mainland China, but they do not compete under the official Republic of China flag.
Compromise team name
Both sides agree to use the English name "Chinese Taipei". This is possible because of the ambiguity of the English word "Chinese". In 1979, the International Olympic Committee passed a resolution in Nagoya, Japan, restoring the rights of the Chinese Olympic Committee within the IOC, meanwhile renaming the Taipei-based Olympic Committee "Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee". Since then, and until 1989 the PRC translated "Chinese Taipei" as "Zhongguo Taipei" (simplified chinese: 中国台北, traditional chinese: 中國臺北, hanyu pinyin: Zhōngguó Táiběi), connoting that Taipei is a part of the Chinese state. By contrast, the Republic of China (Taiwan) government translated it as "Jhonghua Taipei" (traditional chinese: 中華台北 or 中華臺北, Tongyong pinyin: Jhōnghuá Táiběi) in Chinese, which references the term "China" as the cultural or ethnic entity, rather than the state. In 1981 the Republic of China (Taiwan) Olympic organization confirmed its acceptance of the Nagoya resolution, but translated "Chinese Taipei" to "Zhonghua Taipei". In 1989, the two Olympic committees signed a pact in Hong Kong, clearly defining the use of "Zhonghua Taipei" [2]. The mainland side had been observing the Hong Kong pact and using "Zhonghua Taipei" in stipulated areas ever since, but on other occasions, the version of "Zhongguo Taipei" was still in use following past practice, especially in official media references [3]. In the Olympic Games opening ceremony, when each country's team normally proceeds in alphabetical order, the Chinese Taipei team does not follow PRC, but instead takes a place in the procession as if its name were Taipei, following countries such as Switzerland and Syria instead. In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, it followed the Central African Republic.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ As of 2008-09-05.
- ↑ Mainland plea to end Taiwan's name issue. China Daily (2008-07-24).
- ↑ China clarifies Taiwan Olympics team name issue. New Ind Press (2008-07-24).
- ↑ Taiwanese team will compete as 'Chinese Taipei', Beijing confirms. South China Morning Post (2008-07-24).