[The Epoch Times, January 28, 2022](Reported by The Epoch Times reporter Zhong Yuan in Taipei) TaiwanSports Departmentannounced that this year’s Beijing Winter OlympicsTaiwan delegationA total of 15 team members, including players and coaches, will participate, and will not attend the opening and closing ceremonies.
A senior Taiwanese official familiar with the matter told Archyde.com this week that Taiwan had feared that Beijing would “degrade” Taiwan’s status by placing Taiwanese athletes alongside Chinese-run Hong Kong athletes at the opening ceremony.
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The Taiwan Sports Administration stated on January 28 that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, mainland China from February 4 to 20. “Our delegation of 15 people, including players, coaches and administrators, will be divided into 5 echelons from Salt Lake City, USA. , Zurich, Switzerland and Taiwan.” According to the epidemic prevention and immigration policy of the conference, flights have been adjusted and delayed, and all flights could not arrive in Beijing on February 4, the day of the opening ceremony.
“In a situation where the global epidemic is still very severe,” the Sports Administration said, Taiwanese athletes are quite tired after a long flight, and they need a certain amount of time to adjust the time difference and adapt to the venue. Any risk of infection, in order to accumulate combat power, “My delegation will not participate in the opening ceremony. I hope that after the players get a sufficient rest, they can fight with all their heart, compete in the best state, and strive for the best performance.”
In addition, the Sports Administration said that Taiwanese athletes have been competing all over the world for a long time in order to qualify for the Winter Olympics, so they will fly back to my country within 1 or 2 days after the end of the competition. Most of the players have already left, so they will not participate in the closing ceremony, so that the players can return home as soon as possible.”
The Sports Administration stated that in the case that the global epidemic has not slowed down, in order to make the players’ efforts and efforts to prepare for the competition for many years, the Sports Administration adopted high standards to do a good job in the epidemic prevention work of the Winter Olympics delegation. The players participated in the competition safely and returned to China safely. “I hope that all Chinese people will cheer and cheer for my players through the TV broadcast.”
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The CCP claims that Taiwan is part of “One China”. Under Beijing’s adherence to the so-called “One China Policy”, the Republic of China (Taiwan) can only use the name of “Chinese Taipei” to participate in the Olympic Games in order to break through the CCP’s obstruction in the world. international sporting events within.
Taiwan’s good performance in epidemic prevention and the world’s reliance on Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain have made “Taiwan” famous on the international stage. At the opening ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, when the Taiwan team entered the stadium with the “Chinese Taipei” guide, the Japanese media NHK anchor introduced it as the “Taiwan” team, which aroused heated discussions among people from all over the world. Become a factor that makes the CCP nervous and angry.
Recently, Lithuania allowed the Republic of China to set up a “Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania” in its capital Vilnius, which was retaliated by the CCP. Democratic countries such as Europe and the United States supported Lithuania and Taiwan to strengthen relations. Lithuania also stated that its desire to strengthen relations with Taiwan did not conflict with the “one China policy”.
Akio Yaita, a Chinese expert and director of the Taipei branch of Japan’s “Sankei Shimbun”, pointed out that Vice President Lai Chingde’s attendance at the inauguration ceremony of Honduras President Castro this time was fruitful, especially his conversation with U.S. Vice President Harrison was a new milestone in Taiwan’s diplomacy. . After Taiwan and the United States broke off diplomatic ties in 1979, the top-level officials of the two sides stood together for the first time in public.
Responsible editor: Lin Yan#