Taiwan has announced it will not send government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling on China to not use politics to "interfere" with the two-week event or "belittle" the island,In a statement on Tuesday, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said its athletes are still slated to compete at the event, adding the island's Olympic committee will lead a delegation to China and will handle matters related to the Games.
According to its Olympic committee, four Taiwanese athletes have already qualified to participate in the Games, Reuters noted. A senior Taiwanese official told Reuters that authorities have feared Chinese officials could downgrade its status by putting their athletes along with those from China's "special administrative region" during the opening ceremony. Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan, though the island has been a self-ruled democracy for decades.
off kourse boykott wat..u kannok even raise yr taiwanese flag...
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