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Beijing Olympics ‘required’ Taiwan delegation to attend ceremonies
By Nidz Godino
“We’ve received multiple notices by International Olympic Committee recently requiring all delegations joining 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to cooperate and attend opening and closing ceremonies,” Taiwan’s Sports Administration said Taiwan announced reversal to its weekend decision to forgo opening and closing of Beijing Winter Olympics, saying committee governing the Games was “requiring” attendance at the ceremonies.
The about-turn comes as relations between Beijing and Taipei are at their lowest in decades, with China ramping up military and economic pressure against self-ruled democratic island.
Days earlier, Taiwan’s Sports Administration said it would not be sending its delegation to either of the ceremonies, citing concerns around “pandemic prevention and flight schedules.”
By Tuesday, the island’s Olympic committee which answers to Taiwan’s sports governing body said there was change of plans due to Games’ international governing body “requiring” attendance.
“Based on the Olympic spirit of solidarity as well as long-term good interactions and mutual understanding between the two sides, Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee… has decided to adjust plans to send representatives” to both ceremonies.
The local committee’s use of the name “Chinese Taipei” is based on a 1981 compromise made with IOC to allow Taiwan to compete on international stage without presenting itself as sovereign nation.
Authoritarian China regards democratic Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if needed.
Record numbers of Chinese jets have entered island’s air defense zone in the past four months.
Taiwan has seen surge in these kinds of threats since 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen, when China cut off official communication with her government because she regards Taiwan as an already sovereign nation.
The last time Beijing hosted an Olympics in 2008, relations with Taiwan were much warmer and a group of 80 competitors visited Summer Games.
This year, only four athletes will be competing in the Winter Games.
Unlike several Western nations, Taipei has not joined US-led diplomatic boycott of Games over Beijing’s human rights record.
But no government representative will be at the ceremonies due to “precedent,” Taiwan’s Sports Administration said in a statement
The authority said it “respects” decision made by its Olympics committee to attend ceremonies.
It also urged IOC “to prevent interference of any political factors to suppress and belittle Taiwan’s status.”
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