Expressing the sense of Congress that the International Olympic Committee should allow Taiwan (Republic of China) to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics under the national name, flag, and anthem of its own choosing.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) discriminatory treatment of Taiwan (Republic of China) by the International Olympic Committee contradicts the spirit of both the Olympic Charter and the Olympic Movement; and (2) the International Olympic Committee should allow Taiwan to compete under the national name, flag, and anthem of its own choosing.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 170 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 170

    Expressing the sense of Congress that the International Olympic 
Committee should allow Taiwan (Republic of China) to participate in the 
 2008 Summer Olympics under the national name, flag, and anthem of its 
                             own choosing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2007

 Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
  McCotter) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of Congress that the International Olympic 
Committee should allow Taiwan (Republic of China) to participate in the 
 2008 Summer Olympics under the national name, flag, and anthem of its 
                             own choosing.

Whereas according to the Olympic Charter, ``Every individual must have the 
        possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and 
        in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit 
        of friendship, solidarity and fair play.'';
Whereas the Olympic Charter states that ``Any form of discrimination with regard 
        to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender 
        or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.'';
Whereas the Olympic Charter further states that the role of the International 
        Olympic Committee is, among other things ``to oppose any political or 
        commercial abuse of sport and athletes'';
Whereas the International Olympic Committee unfairly pressured Taiwan (Republic 
        of China) to abandon its national name as a condition for participating 
        in the games because of political pressure from the People's Republic of 
        China;
Whereas the display of Taiwan's national flag and the playing of its national 
        anthem are prohibited even when athletes from Taiwan win medals;
Whereas Taiwan's athletes, like athletes from all participating countries, have 
        exhibited years of hard work, dedication, and disciplined training for 
        the right to proudly represent their country in the Olympic Games; and
Whereas athletes from Taiwan are unfairly required to compete under the name 
        ``Chinese Taipei'', in order to perpetuate the fiction that Taiwan is a 
        part of the People's Republic of China even though Taiwan has never been 
        under the control of the People's Republic of China for a single day: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) discriminatory treatment of Taiwan (Republic of China) 
        by the International Olympic Committee is unfair, 
        inappropriate, and contradicts the spirit of both the Olympic 
        Charter and the Olympic Movement; and
            (2) the International Olympic Committee should live up to 
        the ideals of the Olympic Charter and allow Taiwan to compete 
        under the national name, flag, and anthem of its own choosing.
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