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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.
Final: Florida 2, Chinese Taipei 1. With a runner starting the inning at second base, Florida opted to sac bunt the runner to third. However, miscommunication on Chinese Taipei's end would have ...
Mainland China controlled by the People's Republic of China (in green) and Taiwan controlled by the Republic of China (in orange) on the location map. The last visit to Taiwan by a US Speaker was in April 1997, by Republican politician Newt Gingrich.
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 ...
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's defence ministry said it detected three more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed the island, the latest in a spate of such ...
The Republic of China is a member of: Asian Development Bank (ADB) (as Chinese Taipei) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (as Chinese Taipei) Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (as Chinese Taipei) International Olympic Committee (IOC) (as Chinese Taipei)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, days after the Beijing-claimed island’s new president took office with a warning to China to stop its threats ...