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July 25, 2021
The Taiwanese team led by flag bearers Lu Yen-hsun and Kuo Hsing-Chun enter the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony.
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Taiwan s official name at the Olympics became a source of heated debate over the weekend as Japan s national broadcaster omitted to introduce its athletes as being from Chinese Taipei during Friday s (July 23) opening ceremony.
Instead, NHK s anchor called the team Taiwan , a taboo word China has bristled over in the past given a long-standing agreement between the two over the naming convention for the self-ruled island s participation in such international events.
Commentators in Taiwan, including President Tsai Ing-wen, immediately seized on the moment to express happiness.