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Beijing and Taipei Drop the Torch

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May 07, 2007
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The next victim of the delicate politics of nationalist sentiment in Taiwan may be the island’s participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

With Beijing in a constant lather over the resurgent nationalism of President Chen Shui-bian’s government and elections on the horizon in Taiwan, the Olympics have become very touchy indeed.

On April 27 Taiwan rejecte…

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