Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/30
By: Central News Agency
Taipei, July 30 (CNA) Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Monday that the
(By Central News Agency)
world’s attention must be drawn to China “ubiquitous suppression” of Taiwan, as evidenced by the revocation of his city’s rights to host a regional sports event.
“If we don’t speak up, our voices won’t be heard in the international community,” Lin said. “Even if the decision cannot be changed, we need to get more people to understand the truth.”
Lin made the appeal at an international press conference in Taipei after lodging a formal complaint earlier in the day with the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) over its recent decision to cancel the East Asian Youth Games in Taichung.
The EAOC announced the decision after China called an extraordinary meeting of its members on July 24 in Beijing and initiated a vote to cancel the games, reportedly over concerns about a proposed referendum on whether the name “Taiwan” instead of “Chinese Taipei” should be used at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and other international sports events. [FULL STORY]
