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      • Since the China's admission to the International Olympic Committee, Taiwan has been barred from using its own flag in the Olympic Games. Instead, it is called Chinese Taipei and uses the Chinese Taipei flag. The flag is white with a blue-white-red bordered plum blossom, inside which the Taiwan's national emblem sits above the Olympic symbol.
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  2. Aug 10, 2024 · Taiwan competes as “Chinese Taipei,” in an attempt to participate in the Olympics without angering mainland China. Geopolitics is at the heart of the dispute.

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  3. Since 1984 athletes from the island of Taiwan have competed in the Olympic Games under the name “Chinese Taipei” and with a specially designed flag. The flag consists of a white field on which is centred a stylized five-petal flower shape made from outwardly successive lines of red, white, and blue.

  4. The flag has a ubiquitous presence in Taiwan. The hoisting and lowering of the flag are ceremoniously accompanied by the National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China while those present stand at attention to give a standard salute with the right hand, held flat, to the right eyebrow.

  5. Instead, it is called Chinese Taipei and uses the Chinese Taipei flag. The flag is white with a blue-white-red bordered plum blossom , inside which the Taiwan's national emblem sits above the Olympic symbol.

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    National flag
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    National emblem
    The National Emblem was adopted in 1947.
    National anthem
    The national anthem was adopted ...
  6. Oct 10, 2022 · Because the island's official name is still The Republic of China on Taiwan. The flags flying across Taipei today are still of the white sun on a blue and red background.

  7. The National flag of Taiwan (Republic of China) was adopted on May 5, 1921. The flag has been designed by Lu Haodong and Sun Yat-sen. The National Flag of Taiwan features a red background with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays.

  8. The flag of the Republic of China, commonly referred to as the flag of Taiwan, consists of three colors: red, blue, and white. The blue canton (the top corner of the flag near the flagpole) contains a white circle with 12 pointed triangles around it, symbolizing the sun and rays.

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