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Date: 2018/07/31
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)
Photo credit: 「林佳龍」臉書
Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Monday that he believes the world needs to pay attention to China’s “ubiquitous suppression” of Taiwan as evidenced by its move to revoke his city’s rights to host the 2019 East Asian Youth Games.
The statement comes after the city government announced it had filed a formal complaint with the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) over its recent decision to cancel the games, which had been scheduled for next August.
Speaking to reporters, Lin said his office will exhaust all possible legal means to fight what he described as “the injustice” and said even if the decision cannot be changed, “we need to get more people to understand the truth behind China’s moves.”
Lin also told reporters that he is willing to travel to Beijing help to resolve the situation if the Chinese government approves such a visit. [FULL STORY]