TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s government on Monday called on French authorities to investigate an incident at the Paris Olympics men’s doubles badminton final against China when a Taiwan supporter had her sign reading, “Let’s go Taiwan,” ripped from her hands and torn up.
A fan hold a sign that reads “Sure Win” during the men’s doubles gold medal match between China and Taiwan Sunday. final against China when a Taiwan supporter had her sign reading, “Let’s go Taiwan,” ripped from her hands and torn up.
China claims Taiwan as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary and rejects all manifestations of the island’s independent identity. Chinese students and undercover officers living abroad are frequently deployed to disrupt support for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet and the traditionally Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang, according to Taiwan’s de-facto ambassador to France, Wu Chih-chung.
Huang and Zheng, silver medalists at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, went 3-0 in group play to earn the top seed in the quarterfinals. They finished the tournament 6-0 without losing a game in the process. Japan’s Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino beat South Korea’s Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung 21-13, 22-20 in the bronze-medal match. They also took home Olympic bronze three years ago on home soil and expressed disappointment about not improving on that this time.
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