Wednesday, August 13, 2008

China Olympic, No Taiwan flag? Myanmar’s will do
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No Taiwan flag? Myanmar’s will do

TAIPEI — A Taiwanese newspaper said fans are preparing to skirt a Chinese ban on displaying the Taiwan flag at the Olympics — by waving the Myanmar flag instead.
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United Daily News said yesterday that fans plan to wave the Myanmar flag because, like the Taiwan flag, it features a blue star-studded square on the upper left corner of a red backdrop.
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Taiwan competes in the Games under the name “Chinese Taipei”. China considers the self-ruled island a part of its territory. The two sides split amid civil war in 1949.
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Taiwan’s baseball team is to compete against the Netherlands today. AP

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