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What should have been a celebratory moment for a choir from Taiwan was soured by cross-strait politics at a competition in Tokyo. Nibun Chorus, a Bunun Indigenous singing group from Kaohsiung, was one of three choirs from Taiwan competing in the “folk music” category. However, on the second day of the competition, their national origin was abruptly changed to “Chinese Taipei” due to complaints from China.

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00:00What should have been a celebratory moment for a choir from Taiwan was soured by cross-strait
00:05tensions at a competition in Tokyo. And now the first place choir in the folklore music category,
00:12Nibun Chorus. Nibun Chorus, a Bunun indigenous singing group from Kaohsiung,
00:17was one of three choirs from Taiwan competing in the folk music category.
00:21A total of eight choirs from Taiwan registered in the international competition under the name
00:25Taiwan. However, on the second day of the competition, their national origin was abruptly
00:40changed to Chinese Taipei due to complaints from China. Later, the flags of all of the participating
00:44countries that lined the stage were also removed. Lawmakers from both of Taiwan's main political
00:50parties condemned the pressure from China.
01:20Taiwan. This is just the latest incident of China forcing Taiwanese teams to participate
01:29as Chinese Taipei in international competitions. And even in an event where the focus should be the
01:34music, it's clear that the name still is a sensitive subject for Beijing. Howard Zhang and Tiffany Wong in
01:40Taipei for Taiwan Plus.

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