Taiwan’s Ministry Condemns Fan’s Expulsion at Paris Olympics for Pro-Taiwan Flag Display

Paris – Reuters

The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the expulsion of a fan from the badminton court at the Paris Summer Olympics because he raised a green flag saying: “Go, Taiwan, to win” during a match held in what, friday

Two Reuters journalists witnessed the removal of the screaming fan at a match of Taiwanese badminton player Chou Tien Chen.

Taiwan is competing in the Olympic Games under the name of Chinese Taipei to avoid objections from Beijing, which wants the island to be annexed as a region. Taiwan’s government rejects Chinese claims of sovereignty over it.

In a statement released on Saturday, the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned “the rude and hateful methods used by cruel people to arbitrarily snatch the flag from a citizen of our country during the Olympic Games.” “

The statement said: “This violent behavior not only constitutes misconduct, but also goes against the spirit of civilization that the Olympic Games represent, and is it is even more inconsistent with the rule of law and goes against freedom of expression.

The statement indicated that security forces removed other fans holding flags with the word Taiwan.

The statement also said that the island’s current ambassador to France, François Wu, reported the incident to local police.