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Taiwan's insists on keeping 'Chinese Taipei' for the Olympics

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Taiwan's national team will withdraw from the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games if its title in the event is changed into "Taipei, China" from the established name of "Chinese Taipei" by Olympics authorities, a top sports affairs official said yesterday.

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I am sure that something will be sparked if any use of "Taipei, China" is used in any sense, or if the Chinese National Anthem is played for a gold medal winner from Taiwan. I really hoped this Olympics, the Chinese would open up and relax the boundaries of communism for a while, but from what I have seen and read, this is not the case so far.

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