A coalition of civic organizations yesterday filed a complaint with the Control Yuan, requesting a probe into whether negligence on the part of government officials played a role in the controversies caused by Taiwanese speedskater Huang Yu-ting (黃郁婷).
In the run-up to the Beijing Winter Games, Huang was criticized for posting a video of her training in a Chinese uniform, and sports officials drew flak after demands that she be removed as Taiwan’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony went unheeded.
During the Games, some of Huang’s comments again gave rise to controversy, such as the statement: “I felt like I was competing
Ever since she took office in 2016, the Tsai administration has balked at anything that reminds people of the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Taiwanese speedskater Huang Yu-ting (黃郁婷) provoked a storm of criticism for what was seen as pro-China behavior.
First, she posted a video of herself wearing a Chinese national team skinsuit before the start of the Games, then she told Chinese media after a race that “it felt like I was competing at home.”
The public slammed the Sports Administration and the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) for their “weakness” in retaining Huang as the national flagbearer at the opening ceremony.
One media outlet tried to come to their defense, saying that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was