Washington, DC [US], July 28 (ANI): A US-based organisation called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Taiwan to compete under its own name instead of “Chinese Taipei”, reported Taiwan News. Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA), a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organisation that seeks to build worldwide support for Taiwan independence, called on the IOC on the opening day of the Paris Olympics 2024. The advocacy group, in a statement issued on Friday, said that the name was a “discriminatory misnomer.” Chinese pressure has forced its use since 1984, while Taiwan als…
