Beijing and Taipei Drop the Torch

Politics may make it impossible for Taiwan’s athletes to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics

By: Mark O’Neill

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 2…