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Asian Games Bars “Taiwan” Towel, Sparks Political Backlash

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC · How we work

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Asian Games organisers stopped a spectator from waving a “Taiwan” towel.
The incident occurred on Friday during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games baseball match between Chinese Taipei and China.
An organising-committee adviser publicly criticised the Games’ ban on political messages.
The Games have also suffered transport failures and a mistaken national-anthem performance.

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Asian Games organisers stopped a spectator from waving a “Taiwan” towel.
The incident occurred on Friday during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games baseball match between Chinese Taipei and China.
An organising-committee adviser publicly criticised the Games’ ban on political messages.
The Games have also suffered transport failures and a mistaken national-anthem performance.