Chinese Taipei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 1970s, Chinese + Taipei. From being a Chinese state (an open-ended reference either to the territory being actually occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan), being claimed by the People's Republic of China (mainland China), both, or similar) whose capital is Taipei (derived from Wade–Giles).
Senses: examples: text: The Republic of China Olympic Committee (ROCOC) Sept. 8 rejected the recommendation of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee that the ROCOC be re-named the “Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee,” with the condition that it adopts an anthem and flag which are different from those of the Republic of China used at present.
ref: 1979 September 16, “ROC rejects ruling on Olympic Games”, in Free China Weekly, volume XX, number 36, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:
text: Seven countries sent teams to challenge the U.S. in Los Angeles. The field included Chinese Taipei, commonly called Taiwan, which had several players who. in younger years, had starred on championship teams at the Little League World Series in Williamsport. Pa.;[...]
ref: 1984, Dick Schaap, The 1984 Olympic Games: Sarajevo/Los Angeles, Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 137:
text: The example of financial services and telecommunications deregulation in Chinese Taipei was brought up to argue that, to ensure market competition, rules should be transparent and information should be available to all.
ref: 1998, Regulatory Reform in the Global Economy: Asian and Latin American perspectives, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 125:
text: Most of these vessels are built in Chinese Taipei (see Table 6.4). In fact, of the 51 fishing vessels over 24 metres built in Chinese Taipei over the past three years, 50 were flagged in FOC countries by the end of 2003, while only one was flagged in Chinese Taipei. It would be worth further investigation to determine whether any of the companies in Chinese Taipei involved in building new vessels have benefited from funds for the joint Japan/Chinese Taipei programme designed to decommission large- scale tuna longline vessels. Further, given the status of Chinese Taipei as a “Co-operating Party, Entity or Fishing Entity” of ICCAT, the government should be encouraged to ensure that no vessels built in Chinese Taipei shipyards are allowed to register to flag of convenience countries.
ref: 2004, Matthew Gianni, Walt Simpson, “Flags of Convenience, Transhipment, Re-supply and At-Sea Infrastructure in Relation to IUU Fishing”, in Fish Piracy: Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 85:
text: China was in white jerseys as the home team, and the Taiwanese players wore blue jerseys labeled with the initials C.T., for Chinese Taipei, the negotiated team name under which Taiwan’s athletes are competing to avoid sensitivities about issues of national sovereignty.
ref: 2008 August 15, Jake Hooker, “Taiwanese Fans Travel to See An Unexpected Loss to China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2008, Olympics:
text: Over the last few decades, Chinese Taipei has been successful in attracting high-achieving students into the teaching profession. Even so, the education level of teachers in Chinese Taipei has stayed fairly uniform.
ref: 2009, “Chinese Taipei”, in Do Countries Paying Teachers Higher Relative Salaries Have Higher Student Mathematics Achievement?, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 73:
text: 'Taiwan' still used in media coverage
Despite the lack of official "Taiwanese" representation, the name "Taiwan" was still used on some occasions during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
For example, an anchor at Japan's public broadcaster used Taiwan rather than Chinese Taipei to introduce the Taiwanese delegation during the opening ceremony.
Additionally, many foreign media reports about Taiwan's performance during the Olympics also use Taiwan rather than Chinese Taipei to introduce the team.
ref: 2021 June 8, William Yang, “'Chinese Taipei': Taiwan's Olympic success draws attention to team name”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2021:
text: Taiwan and Lithuania agreed in July that the office in the capital, Vilnius, set to open this fall, will bear the name Taiwan rather than Chinese Taipei — a term often used in other countries in order not to offend Beijing.
ref: 2021 September 3, “Lithuania recalls Beijing ambassador over China-Taiwan spat”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2021:
glosses: A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.
Synonyms: word: TPE
Derived terms: word: TPE