China Pulls Olympic Broadcast After Taiwanese Team Nabs Gold
Chinese state television shut down a live broadcast of the 2024 Summer Olympics Sunday after the Taiwanese team beat China in the men’s doubles.
Taiwan took home the gold medal during the men’s doubles, who play under Chinese Taipei, on Sunday with Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin beating Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). China still took home silver in the event but state media CCTV cut the broadcast to omit the parts of the match where Taiwan were clearly winning.
The medal ceremony and audience celebrations were also axed from the airwaves, according to the report. In total, only 40 minutes of the 76-minute match were shown to Chinese state viewers.
People across Taiwan celebrated their men's doubles badminton gold medal victory over Chinese opponents that sparked scenes of jubilation while also exposing deeper geopolitical divides between the two sides #Paris2024 #Olympics. More here: https://t.co/8CmL8yFFTI pic.twitter.com/UQimf1fTJr
— Reuters Sports (@ReutersSports) August 5, 2024
Aug 4: 🇹🇼 Lee Yang (李洋) / Wang Chi-lin (王齊麟) became the first pair in badminton history to win the men’s doubles twice after an intense 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 victory over 🇨🇳 Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The match began at 22:10 but 🇨🇳 state… pic.twitter.com/GMq0p4qT8O
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) August 5, 2024
Tensions have apparently been high during the Olympic games in Paris, with organizers allegedly targeting Taiwanese supporters who display symbols of the island’s independent statehood rather than being part of the Chinese Communist Party regime, RFA continued. (Read more from “China Pulls Olympic Broadcast After Taiwanese Team Nabs Gold” HERE)
