The Chinese Taipei Baseball Association has been accused of ripping down pro-Taiwan independence banners at an international baseball game.
The News Lens
Date: 2016/09/02
By: Yuan-ling Liang
Controversy hit the 11th Asian 18U Baseball Championship held in Taichung on Aug. 31 after staff at
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the stadium took action against fans who displayed pro-Taiwan political slogans.
Taiwan’s team was participating under the name “Chinese Taipei,” the nation’s official designation in international sports events. During Taiwan’s game against Japan, a group of college students held up a banner saying “Taiwan is just Taiwan, Taiwan is not Chinese Taipei” in the bleachers behind home base. Soon after it went up, the banner was ripped down and the students were dispersed by staff from the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA).
The students are filing lawsuits against the CTBA for what they argue constituted infringement on their freedom of speech. [FULL STORY]
