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Taipei, April 15 (CNA) Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲), who returned to Taiwan on Friday after completing a five-year jail term in China for "subverting state power," thanked those who worked to free him and said he felt "tightly embraced by love."
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is responsible for ensuring the equal treatment of all delegations, including the assurance that Taiwan would not be belittled at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Executive Yuan spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said yesterday.
The comment came in response to backlash following an announcement on Monday that Taiwan’s delegation would be attending the ceremonies tomorrow and on Feb. 20, despite initially saying it would not participate.
Explaining its sudden reversal, the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) said that the IOC sent notices on Saturday requiring all delegations to the Games to cooperate.
The delegation