Taiwan _ by whatever name _ still winning at Asian Games

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Taiwan _ by whatever name _ still winning at Asian Games
STEPHEN WADE

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Imagine if the United States could not compete under its real name at the Olympics. Or Japan, or Spain or India.

That's the reality for Taiwan, which is also formally known as the Republic of China.

But at the on-going Asian Games in Indonesia — as well as the Olympics — the island is listed officially as Chinese Taipei, and marches under a white flag adorned with the Olympic rings.

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