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The title "Chinese Taipei" has been described as confusing, as it leads some people to believe that "Taipei" is a country or that it is located in or governed by mainland China. Taiwanese Olympian Chi Cheng has described competing under the name as "aggravating, humiliating and depressing."
Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
Taipei City Hall is located on City Hall Rd. (市府路). The plaza outside city hall, Citizen's Square ( 市民廣場 ), is often used as a concert venue including the annual New Year's celebrations.
The Bopiliao Historic Block (Chinese: 剝皮寮; pinyin: Bōpílíao; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-phê-liâu) is a historic street in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan.The block is made almost completely of one or two story brick buildings, many dating over 200 years ago and was one of the earliest commercial districts in northern Taiwan.
A delegation of Chinese officials led by a deputy Shanghai mayor arrived in Taipei on Monday for an annual city-to-city forum, a rare visit happening at a time of heightened Taiwan-China military ...
The Yangmingshan American Military Housing (Chinese: 陽明山美軍宿舍群 [1]), is a historical site located in Yangmingshan, Taipei, Taiwan.It is located on a 13.88-hectare (34.3-acre) plot of land near the Chinese Culture University in Shantzehou (山仔后, or Shanzihou) with around 150 old American buildings—for U.S. Military officers, Advisors and their dependents in Taiwan—in ...
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Chinese Taipei cannot score. With two outs and a runner on second, Zhuang Jie-En tattoeed a ball to deep left field, but Jacob Bibaub was able to snag it at the warning track to keep the game tied ...