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Taiwan or Chinese Taipei? Olympians’ grand homecoming helps ignite nation’s name dispute

Chinese Taipei men's badminton gold medalists Wang Chi-Lin
Chinese Taipei men's badminton gold medalists Wang Chi-Lin

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Chinese Taipei’s Olympic medalists flew home to a glorious welcome on Wednesday following a best-ever Games performance that has boosted pride on the island claimed by China and revived calls for it to compete under the name Taiwan.

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