One week has passed since the Tokyo Olympics ended, but the headlines have continued unabated. Below, I've compiled a list of more than 40 noteworthy news articles, mostly published in the past week. The attached video is the latest episode of the Taiwan Channel on SukuraSoTV. In it, Mr. Hideki Nagayama talks about our August 1st protest in front of the Olympic Stadium (begins at 19:38).
Taiwan for all intents and purposes is an independent country. Deal with it. (Japan Times, 10 Aug 2021)
The craven West needs to stand up for Taiwan (The Telegraph, 4 Aug 2021)
Lithuania’s courageous decision (Taipei Times, 12 Aug 2021)
The US needs a ‘one Taiwan’ policy (Taipei Times, 10 Aug 2021)
Taiwan expected to take part in US democracy summit in December (Taiwan News, 12 Aug 2021)
Statehood and recognition are closer now than ever (Taiwan News, 14 Aug 2021)
Nearly 90 percent of public identify with Taiwan: poll (Taipei Times, 11 Aug 2021)
Taiwan must follow global trend on its name (Taipei Times, 11 Aug 2021)
Taiwan Will Fight China in a War For Its Freedom (The National Interest, 6 Aug 2021)
Xi’s Dictatorship Threatens the Chinese State (WSJ, by George Soros, 13 Aug 2021)
Let’s Boycott the Genocide Games in Beijing (Epoch Times, 10 Aug 2021)
Um, a Chinese TV Station Claimed Taiwan's Medals as China's. It Doesn't Work Like That (Esquire, Philippines, 12 Aug 2021)
CNN restores the truth about the name of the Olympic team in Taiwan (TN News, 10 Aug 2021)
CNN transcript: honest commentary on Taiwan's name at the Olympics (10 Aug 2021)
China Draws Red Line on Taiwan With Recall of Lithuania Envoy (Bloomberg, 10 Aug 2021)
China demands Lithuania withdraw envoy in row over Taiwan (Reuters, 10 Aug 2021)
China recalls ambassador from Lithuania over Taiwan office name (Taiwan News, 11 Aug 2021)
South Korea sees Taiwan Strait as national security concern (Taiwan News, 11 Aug 2021)
Government demands film fest correct nation’s name (Taipei Times, 11 Aug 2021)
Venice Film Festival kowtows to China, labels Taiwan films as being from 'Chinese Taipei' (Taiwan News, 11 Aug 2021)
US invites allies to engage with Taiwan (Taipei Times, 12 Aug 2021)
What Tokyo Olympics Means to Taiwan (The News Lens, 12 Aug 2021)
China's Little Pinks slam pro-Taiwan posts on social media during Olympics (Straits Times, 11 Aug 2021)
Envoy to Spain explains why “Chinese Taipei” athletes hail from Taiwan (Taiwan News, 13 Aug 2021)
Protesting Discrimination against Taiwan in front of the Olympic Stadium (SakuraSoTV, Taiwan Channel, 14 Aug 2021)
Taiwan athlete faces obstacle to entering Cyprus for free diving championship (Taiwan News, 10 Aug 2021)
The Olympics: A Stage For the World’s Biggest Geopolitical Debates (British Foreign Policy Group, 13 Aug 2021)
台灣新民調：台灣身份認同再攀升 (rfi, 11 Aug 2021)
【歐洲之聲】東京奧運的聯想 (Taiwan People News, 4 Aug 2021)
接棒東京奧運，北京冬奧會勢將天氣更冷，政治爭論更熱 (Wall Street Journal, 10 Aug 2021)
CNN還原奧運台灣隊名真相 指中華台北名稱是謊言 (CNA, 10 Aug 2021)
游錫堃：台灣奧運獎牌大勝中國八倍，會不會是我算錯？ (SETN, 11 Aug 2021)
東京奧運出現各國主動「為台灣正名」的現象，是不可多得的國際機會 (The News Lens, 12 Aug 2021)
【專文】台灣從東奧覺醒邁進 (Taiwan People News, 12 Aug 2021)
找回「台灣」--從1964年東奧到2021奧運 (Newtalk, 12 Aug 2021)
“中华台北”vs“中国台北”：台湾参加奥运会的过去和现在 (ABC Australia, 26 July 2021)
奇怪的名字與奇怪的人事 (Newtalk, 12 Aug 2021)
林濁水專欄：Chinese Taipei真的不容挑戰嗎？奧運正名的昨日今日與明日 (Up Media, 13 Aug 2021)
武漢肺炎下的東京奧運 (Yahoo News, 13 Aug 2021)
在奧運會期間 台灣文化離中國文化越來越遠 (Newtalk, 12 Aug 2021)
駐西代表投書澄清中華台北：他們是台灣的運動員 (CNA, 13 Aug 2021)
東奧》小粉紅把台灣2金算進中國 外媒直呼：可憐哪 (Liberty Times, 15 Aug 2021)
英媒文章指西方應支持台灣 陸：要求公正報導 (UDN, 13 Aug 2021)