- Taiwan is participating in the Winter Olympics under the name 'Chinese Taipei'.
- Despite the t, there have been no major hiccups between the two rivals.
- Taiwanese officials wanted to skip the opening ceremony but reversed course after IOC pressure.
TAIPEI – Chen Yi-guang cringes at the name "Chinese Taipei" for his Olympic team. But like a lot of his fellow Taiwanese, he wants athletes from the island to keep showing up on the world stage every two years and have a rare chance to beat rival China on its own turf as the Winter Games unfold in Beijing.
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