Taiwan told to remove flag before Le Mans

A Taiwanese squad competing successful the Le Mans 24-hour contention was told to region its nationalist emblem from its car and regenerate it with its Olympic version.

According to Taiwan's Central News Agency, squad proprietor Morris Chen received a petition from contention organisers to regenerate Taiwan's emblem earlier the contention started connected yesterday.

The petition came aft Chinese tech elephantine Tencent chose not to unrecorded watercourse the lawsuit due to the fact that a "racing squad from Taiwan, China, utilized the non-Olympic emblem connected their car hood", CNA quoted a connection posted connected Chinese societal web Weibo arsenic saying.

China regards Taiwan has agelong regarded Taiwan arsenic its ain territory and has antecedently made promises to prehend it. Taiwan indispensable often vie nether the sanction 'Chinese Taipei' and is not allowed to usage its ain emblem oregon nationalist anthem astatine the Olympics and different large sporting events.

The #23 United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson of Paul di Resta, Alex Lynn, and Wayne Boyd successful enactment astatine Le Mans. (Getty)

It means planetary bodies that don't adhere to China's preferred sanction for Taiwan hazard angering the erstwhile and being blocked from its lucrative market.

Le Mans contention organisers, The Automobile Club de l'Ouest said it "reserves the close to inquire competitors to usage the IOC (Olympic) banner successful bid not to unfastened immoderate governmental debate."

"In cleanable statement with the squad concerned, the IOC emblem was connected the car," the nine told AFP successful a statement.

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