Chinese taipei - Taiwan TV station apologises after mistakenly reporting Chinese attack

During the seminars on 24 June and 4 July, athletes, coaches and sports administrators from various national federations participated in lectures and discussions on Olympic protocol.

Two years later, it was allowed back after it agreed to compete as Chinese Taipei, the name it has used since.

But this served to trigger a pushback from Beijing as it seeks to stave off what it views as growing separatism.

Pushback to independence Over the last four decades, the Republic of China on Taiwan has.