Party urges Sports Administration to act on name issueBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterSubsidies were provided for an international basketball event in Taiwan, but the nation’s involvement was under the degrading “China, Taipei” label, the Taiwan Statebuilding Party said yesterday, urging the Sports Administration to address the issue. Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei, left, and party secretary-general Wang Hsing-huan speak at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei TimesThe “China Taipei” designation is degrading for the nation, Wang told a news conference in Taipei accompanied by Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟). “The games in Taiwan are organized by Forebest, which received financial assistance from the Sports Administration,” Wang said. “The Sports Administration has a responsibility to safeguard the dignity of Taiwanese and must demand that Forebest rectify the nation’s designation,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times September 16, 2021 15:56 UTC