Taiwan's government rebuked China on Friday for using the Beijing Winter Olympics to assert its sovereignty claims over the island, saying the country had 'cast a shadow' over the peaceful spirit of the event to spread 'propaganda'.
2022 Beijing Olympics - Freestyle Skiing - Men's Freeski Slopestyle - Final - Training - Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China - February 16, 2022. The Olympic logo is pictured frozen on a signboard. REUTERS/Mike BlakeTAIPEI, Feb 18 - Taiwan's government rebuked China on Friday for using the Beijing Winter Olympics to assert its sovereignty claims over the island, saying the country had "cast a shadow" over the peaceful spirit of the event to spread "propaganda".
Beijing Games spokesperson Yan Jiarong said on Thursday that "There is only one China", referring to the country's long-held stance that Taiwan belongs to China.Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said the official had "openly used the Olympic venue to conduct improper political propaganda", running contrary the Olympics Charter on not politicising the Games.
The Chinese official's comments had "cast a shadow over the peaceful spirit embodied by the Olympic Rings", it said. Both the organisers and the IOC "have restated their unequivocal commitment to remain politically neutral as it is required by the Olympic Charter", Bach said.
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