FORMOSA FILES PODCAST S4-E17: “UNDER PROTEST” – Taiwan at the Olympics
Did you know we once went to the Olympics under the name “Formosa”?
At the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Taiwan will once again compete under the ridiculous name of “Chinese Taipei.” It’s a silly name that makes little sense... even if you are the PRC. Is there another Taipei that isn’t Chinese? And, actually, we train our athletes in Kaohsiung, plus a good number of them are Indigenous people – so literally, they are NOT Chinese. But most here feel participation is more important than names, and many also feel the world sees through these dumb attempts by Beijing to cover up the reality of Taiwan’s existence as a country.
This week: the story of Taiwan’s participation in the Olympics and Asian Games, and the name changes along the way.
Good luck to the “Formosan Kaohsiung” team in Paris this year!!
Cover: The Republic of China Olympic team marches under the name "FORMOSA" – under protest. (Rome, 1960) Via Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee/CommonWealth Magazine
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The Formosa Files podcast is sponsored by the FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION (陳啟川先生文教基金會)
Website: https://www.frank-chen.org.tw/
This top-rated history podcast tells stories from the history of Formosa (Taiwan) from circa 1600 C.E. - 2000 C.E., via interesting, lesser-known short stories presented in a non-chronological order.
HOSTS: John Ross is an author and co-founder of publisher Camphor Press, which specializes in books on Taiwan and China in English, while Eryk Michael Smith has worked as a writer and journalist for multiple media outlets in Taiwan, including the island's only English-language radio station ICRT (FM 100.7). Both Ross and Smith have lived in Taiwan for well over 20 years and call the island home.
