Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/13
By: Su Mu-chun and Evelyn Kao 

Taipei, Aug. 13 (CNA) The East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) has declined to change its decision to cancel the East Asian Youth Games that were scheduled for 2019 in Taichung, the city’s Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Monday.

Lin said he has received a letter of rejection from EAOC Chairman Liu Peng (劉鵬), in response to a petition by the Taichung City government for the committee to reconsider its position on the issue.

In a Facebook post, Lin said he was aware of the difficulties involved in asking the EAOC to reinstate Taichung’s right to host the 2019 games, in the face of pressure from China.

“However, we do not see the rejection of our petition to the EAOC as the end of road,” he said. “We will not give up.”    [FULL  STORY]