Why does Little League baseball refer toTaiwan as "Chinese Taipei?"?
Q. I just finished watching the Little League world series, and the team representing Asia Pacific is referred to as Chinese Taipei. Yet many of the families of the players wore red t-shirts with the word "Taiwan" printed across the front, just above their country's flag. I've always know this country as Taiwan. When did this change? Also, do we (USA) have any armed forces stationed on the island?
Asked by Mark B - Mon Aug 31 07:52:26 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This is a very interesting question. My parents are from Taiwan, and I was born in the US, so know about the politics a little. I actually went to the Asia Pacific / Canada game and can give you some politics that actually happened at the game. Here is a simple answer : The People's Republic of China (PRC) does not recognize Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China) as a separate country. PRC / mainland China considers Taiwan to be part of their country. The PRC government has encouraged many organizations to refer to to Taiwan as "Chinese Taipei". Here is a quick note. In Taiwan, there are two political parties, blue and green. The blue are the people that want Taiwan to reunite with China and the green want to be a separate… [cont.]
Answered by misterniceguy1237 - Wed Sep 2 01:27:51 2009

How do Taiwanese feel about their sports teams being referred to as representing "Chinese Taipei"?
Q. ...in international competition. Moreover, I wonder how the athletes themselves feel about this. (I know that "Mr. Ma" has no problem with it.)
Asked by Burke Devlin - Sun Aug 2 06:38:46 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It is a great shame. This is just one of the many ways the Chinese government forces the international community not to recognize Taiwan as an independent country. There has been several incidents where Taiwanese athletes try to carry the Taiwanese flag to the podium only to have Chinese officials and fans forcibly snatch the flag away before they reach the podium. Taiwanese fans waving the Taiwan flag in the stadium also receive the same barbaric treatment from Chinese fans. The Chinese people have become very arrogant recently, thinking they will become the world's superpower and that the rest of the world is envious of them. This is just Chinese propaganda. They don't realize that the rest of the world is only wanting to make… [cont.]
Answered by Yellow - Sun Aug 2 10:31:01 2009

How do I get to Taipei from Xiamen?
Q. Heard that there is shuttle flight between Taipei and Xiamen during Chinese New Year period but is for Taiwanese only. Is it true? Heard that there is shuttle flight between Taipei and Xiamen during Chinese New Year period but is for Taiwanese only. Is it true? If it is true, then how do I (a Singaporean) get to Taipei from Xiamen? Any ferry service from Xiamen to Kinmen then, so that I can take a domestic flight to Taipei?
Asked by Marcia - Wed Dec 20 05:22:05 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. no its not true... u can fly its only 2 hours or 1,5 hours better u booking now... first come first serve
Answered by unknown - Fri Dec 22 12:25:19 2006