Venice Film Festival Refuses to Acknowledge Taiwan, Calls Taiwanese Star Shu Qi ‘Chinese Actress’
The 80th annual Venice Film Festival in Italy is refusing to acknowledge the existence of Taiwan for the third year in a row.
The 80th annual Venice Film Festival in Italy is refusing to acknowledge the existence of Taiwan for the third year in a row.
For the second year in a row, the Venice Film Festival in Italy is siding with China by erasing the existence of Taiwan, with the festival’s official programming referring to the independent country as “Taipei,” the capital city.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Monday condemned a recent decision by FIFA World Cup organizers to change Taiwan to “Chinese Taipei” on an official Qatar government website granting spectators’ permits for the upcoming soccer tournament, the Taipei Times reported Wednesday.
Slovenia has cowered in the face of threats from China, announcing that they will honor the so-called one-China Policy on Taiwan.
The 78th Venice Film Festival in Italy is refusing to acknowledge the existence of Taiwan, referring to the country as “Chinese Taipei” or simply “Taipei” — which is Taiwan’s capital city — on its official site.
The Olympics omitted Taiwan’s national flag icon on its tweet celebrating the medal winners in Judo on its official 2020 Tweet Saturday.