The Taipei Times just published an excellent op-ed by Sasha B. Chhabra. Please help share it:

"Taiwan’s ‘Chinese Taipei’ problem"
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/05/22/2003818203

Here's a notable excerpt:

"When the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) ruled the ROC on Taiwan under martial law, it was forced to participate in the Olympics as “Taiwan” and “Formosa,” despite the KMT’s claims to represent China. In response, the ROC team showed up to the 1960 Olympics with a giant banner reading “Under Protest.”

If Taiwan’s sporting committees lack the will to mount such a protest again, patriotic Taiwanese athletes should lead the way, continuing the long tradition of Olympic protest. Taiwanese athletes can unfurl flags, apply uniform patches and kneel for the national anthem to protest Taiwan’s discrimination by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

International media must not submit to the fiction of “Chinese Taipei.” It is not a real place, and just because China insists that Taiwan’s team be mislabeled does not mean that newspapers and broadcasters should misinform their audiences. In the 2021, the New York Times identified Taiwan’s Olympic team as Taiwan, and NHK proclaimed “this is Taiwan” when “Chinese Taipei” entered the arena. Global media should follow suit by accurately reporting that Taiwan exists and explain the truth behind the false moniker."