In what might be the moment for the Tokyo Olympics, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, the repressive Fascio-state under the brutal tyrannical rule of Chairman Xi, had to stand and listen to the national anthem of a nation that their government hopes one day to destroy and assimilate into its police state arms.
The moment came when a Taiwan badminton team won the only Gold for the country by beating a Chinese badminton team, who won the silver. Thus, on the podium, there stood the Taiwanese, with the Chinese looking up, as their national anthem played.
Taiwan’s national flag anthem played in front of Chinese athletes for 1st time : worldnews
From taiwannews.com
2021-08-05 00:55:35
Excerpt:
Taiwan’s badminton duo on Saturday (July 31) not only captured the country’s first Olympic gold in the sport, but their win over a Chinese team meant that the Taiwanese national flag’s anthem was played in front of Chinese athletes for the first time in Olympic history, with both sides having very different takes on the political significance.
In the first set of the men’s badminton team finals on Saturday, Lee Yang (李洋) and Wang Chi-lin (王齊麟) found themselves in a tight contest with China’s Liu Yuchen (劉雨辰) and Li Junhui (李俊慧) but managed to pull ahead 21-18. The second set went more smoothly for the Taiwanese team, with a 21-12 win, securing the gold and Taiwan’s first-ever medal in badminton.
During the medal award ceremony, for the first time in Olympic history, Taiwanese athletes stood at the top of the podium as their Chinese opponents watched the white Chinese Taipei Olympic flag rise to the tune of Taiwan’s national flag. The song, which dates back to the 1930s, is normally played after the national anthem during flag ceremonies.
Ode to the Republic of China (ROC Flag Anthem) Lyrics
Magnificent mountains and rivers, (with) bountiful and diverse goods;
Descendants of Yan and Huang, to be the heroes of East Asia.
Never abandon in desperation, nor being complacent with achievement,
Glorify our nation and work promoting Great Unity.
Pioneering work was full of hardships and (we should) commemorate those founders and martyrs,
Maintaining (their achievements) is not easy and never seek only for instant benefit.
With one heart and…