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"Chinese Taipei" is a deliberately ambiguous term, designed to be equivocal about the political status of the ROC/Taiwan. The meaning of "Chinese" (Zhōnghuá, Chinese: 中華) is also ambiguous, so that either party is able to interpret it as national identity or cultural sphere (similar to ethnonyms as Anglo, Arab, Hispanic or Iranian).
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), competes as "Chinese Taipei" (TPE) at the Olympic Games since 1984. Athletes compete under the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag instead of the flag of the Republic of China; for any medal ceremony, the National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China is played instead of the National Anthem of the Republic of China.
The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (Chinese: 中華奧林匹克委員會; IOC code TPE) is the National Olympic Committee representing the Republic of China (Taiwan). History [ edit ]
Chinese Taipei qualified three judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Yang Yung-wei (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg), Lin Chen-hao (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) and Lien Chen-ling (women's lightweight, 57 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
Chinese Taipei men: Men's tournament Hong Kong W 81–62 China L 69–89 Mongolia W 78–75 8 Q Kazakhstan W 83–62 Japan W 85–66 Jordan L 71–90 China L 73–101 4 Chinese Taipei women: Women's tournament North Korea L 77–91 Thailand W 58–54 South Korea L 59–87 7 Q — China L 60–104 Did not advance: 5
Taiwan competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where it sent 80 competitors in a record 15 sports. [1] Since 1984, athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as " Chinese Taipei ", not as the " Republic of China (ROC) ", due to opposition from the People's Republic of China .
Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) is the governing body for football in the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan). Its official name in Chinese is the Republic of China Football Association, but due to the political status of Taiwan it is billed abroad as the "Chinese Taipei Football Association" and uses the English initials TPE on its badge.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. At the last Games in Incheon , the country bagged a total 51 medals, including 10 gold, 18 silver, and 23 bronze.