TAIWAN'S NAME IN THE BEIJING OLYMPICS
EDM number 2092 in 2007-08, proposed by Mike Hancock on 17/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Sports.
That this House calls for the Chinese government to use the established and recognised name of Taiwan (in Chinese translation `Chinese Taipei') for the Beijing Olympics; regrets that the Chinese government tries to manipulate the name of that country's sports teams to bring up the political issues of Chinese-Taiwanese relations; stresses that the name `Chinese Taipei' was agreed upon by the Olympic committees of both Taiwan and China in 1989; and opposes the Chinese intention to name Taiwan as `Taipei, China', which presents Taiwan as a part of China and violates the 1989 agreement.
This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hancock | 17/07/2008 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Paul Holmes | 21/07/2008 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Greg Pope | 21/07/2008 | Hyndburn | Labour | Seconded |
| Bob Spink | 21/07/2008 | Castle Point | UKIP | Seconded |
| Lynne Jones | 21/07/2008 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
| John McDonnell | 21/07/2008 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 22/07/2008 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 22/07/2008 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 22/07/2008 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Janet Anderson | 22/07/2008 | Rossendale and Darwen | Labour | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 22/07/2008 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| John Leech | 22/07/2008 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Crausby | 12/11/2008 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
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