Myanmar Flag Taiwan Flag
Myanmar Flag Taiwan Flag
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese newspaper says fans are preparing to skirt a Chinese ban on displaying the Taiwan flag at the Olympics by waving the Myanmar flag instead.
Tuesday’s United Daily News reports that fans plan to wave the Myanmar flag because, like the Taiwan flag, it features a blue star-studded square on the upper left corner of a red backdrop.
From a distance, the two might be confused.
Taiwan competes in the Olympics under the name of “Chinese Taipei.” China considers the self-ruled island a part of its territory. The two sides split amid civil war in 1949.
Taiwan’s baseball team is to compete against the Netherlands on Wednesday.
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