It’s just over twenty days to go to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and one team in particular is having a hard time making sure China can get its name right. Chinese Taipei is the somewhat-apolitical and agreed name for Taiwan’s representatives in international competitions since 1989. The Beijing International Media Centre, as well as the host nation’s Taiwan affairs spokesman, have again strained relations by inserting new Chinese characters into its official name. The changes are subtle, but important.

Speakers: Yin Wu from Radio Australia’s Chinese service; Chen Kuo-I, secretary-general of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.

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