If sports in Taiwan are to improve going forward after the Taipei Universiade, the standard of the coaches and lack of trainers at the school level in Taiwan will also need to improve...
While meant to be a cause for celebration in Taiwan, as marking the start of the largest international sporting event ever held in Taiwan, the opening ceremonies of the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade were instead a cause for media spectacle and anger from the Taiwanese public...
Outrage has ensued in Taiwan with the revelation that the official media guide for the Taipei Universiade refers to Taiwan as “Chinese Taipei”, in fact, rather comically stating that “Chinese Taipei is long and narrow that lies from north to south”...
With Ko Wen-Je and William Lai increasingly taking flak from the public regarding statements that are perceived as too compromising of Taiwanese sovereignty to China, one generally suspects their attempt establish independent foreign relations with China is doomed if they aim to accomplish this through placating China. Both may be misreading current trends in Taiwanese identity and views of what Taiwan's international status should be...