Taiwan Vote on Changing Olympic Team Name Risks Angering China
- National vote could pose a challenge to Tsai’s leadership
- Her critics demand public be allowed to vote on independence
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Taiwanese voters will decide this weekend whether to change the name of the island’s Olympic team, a move that could bolster independence advocates and roil already fraught ties with China.
One of 10 questions on the ballot during local elections on Saturday is a vote on whether athletes should compete in international sporting events under the name “Taiwan” instead of “Chinese Taipei.” Topics relating to Taiwan’s name, national symbols and constitution are barred under the current law.