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China, Taiwan, and International Sporting Events SincetheholdingofinternationalsportingeventsmightbeusedbytheTaiwaneseto further“TwoChinas,”“OneChinaOneTaiwan,”orevenTaiwanindependence,itis generallyassumedthatChinahaspersistentlyobstructedTaiwanesecitiesfromwinning the bidding contests and completing the hosting duties. However, the reality is that theirbidsfor,andhostingof,internationalsportingeventshavebeenmetbytailored, case-by-case Chinese responses. By investigating the 18 Taiwanese bidding attempts and4hostingprojects,thisbookaimstoaidunderstandingofthisphenomenon. The findings indicate that the vicissitudes of Cross-Strait relations between Lee Teng-huibecomingthePresidentoftheRepublicofChinaandTsaiIng-wenfinishing herfirstterm,togetherwiththevaryingdomesticandinternationalstrategiesofBeijing from 1988 to 2020, have resulted in China’s obstruction, neutrality, and support towards the bidding attempts as well as enthusiasm, indifference, and opposition towardsthehostingprojects.Thisbookthusprovidesinsightintothenexusbetween sportsandpoliticsinthecontextofChina–Taiwanrivalry. Marcus P. Chu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Lingnan University, Hong Kong. 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Chu Firstpublished2023 byRoutledge 4ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OxonOX144RN andbyRoutledge 605ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10158 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©2023MarcusP.Chu TherightofMarcusP.Chutobeidentifiedasauthorofthisworkhasbeen assertedinaccordancewithsections77and78oftheCopyright,Designsand PatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedor utilisedinanyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,now knownorhereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orinany informationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthe publishers. Trademarknotice:Productorcorporatenamesmaybetrademarksorregistered trademarks,andareusedonlyforidentificationandexplanationwithoutintent toinfringe. BritishLibraryCataloguing-in-PublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Names:Chu,MarcusP.,author. Title:China,Taiwan,andinternationalsportingevents:face-offincross-strait relations/MarcusP.Chu. Description:Abingdon,Oxon;NewYork,NY:Routledge,2022.| Series:RoutledgecontemporaryChinaseries|Includesbibliographical referencesandindex.| Identifiers:LCCN2021061376(print)|LCCN2021061377(ebook)| ISBN9780367760588(hardback)|ISBN9780367760571(paperback)| ISBN9781003165293(ebook) Subjects:LCSH:Sportsandinternationalrelations--Taiwan.|Sportsand internationalrelations--China.|Hostingofsportingevents--Political aspects--Taiwan.|Hostingofsportingevents--Politicalaspects--China.| Taiwan--Foreignrelations--China.|China--Foreignrelations--Taiwan. Classification:LCCGV706.35.C4942022(print)| LCCGV706.35(ebook)|DDC796.060951--dc23/eng/20220126 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2021061376 LCebookrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2021061377 ISBN:978-0-367-76058-8(hbk) ISBN:978-0-367-76057-1(pbk) ISBN:978-1-003-16529-3(ebk) DOI:10.4324/9781003165293 TypesetinGalliard byTaylor&FrancisBooks Contents List of tables vi Acknowledgments vii List of abbreviations viii 1 Introduction 1 2 China,Taiwan,andinternationalsportingeventsintheLeeTeng-hui era (1988–2000) 7 3 China, Taiwan, and international sporting events in the Chen Shui- bian era (2000–2008) 46 4 China,Taiwan,andinternationalsportingeventsintheMaYing-jeou Era (2008–2016) 81 5 China, Taiwan, and International Sporting Events during Tsai Ing- wen’s First Term in Office (2016–2020) 116 6 Conclusion 153 Index 166 Tables 1.1 Performance of Chinese Taipei in the Summer Olympics 1984–2021 2 1.2 Performance of Chinese Taipei in the Asian Games 1990–2018 2 1.3 Performance of Chinese Taipei in the East Asian Games 1993–2013 3 1.4 Performance of Chinese Taipei in the Summer Universiade 1987– 2019 3 1.5 Taiwanese cities’ bidding projects 1988–2020 4 Acknowledgments I thank Simon Bates, Ted Fung, Vic Li, Zita Lui, Shalendra Sharma, Jack Wong, EricWong,MaxWu,andEiloYufortheiradvice,encouragement,andhelp.Iam alsogratefultoRavinderDhindsaandGlenHamiltonfortheirprofessionalediting andproofreadingservice.Asalways,mydeepestgratitudegoestomyparents.This book could not have been completed without their care and love. List of abbreviations AFC Asian Football Confederation AGF Asian Games Federation APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ARATS Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CCP Chinese Communist Party CEPA Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement CFA Chinese Football Association CGAS China General Administration of Sport COC Chinese Olympic Committee CSSTA Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement CTDSF Chinese Taipei Deaf Sports Federation CTFA Chinese Taipei Football Association CTOC Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee CTSSF Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation CTUSF Chinese Taipei University Sports Federation DPP Democratic Progressive Party EAGA East Asian Games Association EAOC East Asian Olympic Committee ECFA Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement FIFA International Federation of Association Football FISU International University Sports Federation ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICSD International Committee of Sports for the Deaf Interpol International Criminal Police Organization IOC International Olympic Committee ISF International School Sport Federation IWGA International World Games Association KMT Kuomintang MAC Mainland Affairs Council NPC National People’s Congress OCA Olympic Council of Asia PRC People’s Republic of China List of abbreviations ix ROC Republic of China SAR Special Administrative Region SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SEF Straits Exchange Foundation TAO State Council Taiwan Affairs Office UEFA Union of European Football Associations WHA World Health Assembly WHO World Health Organization WTO World Trade Organization
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