Former President Ma Ying-jeou has defended a visiting Chinese student who referred to Taiwan's national baseball team as "China Taipei" instead of the internationally accepted name "Chinese Taipei." Ma personally attended a hearing over the controversial remarks on behalf of his foundation.
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00:00Former President Ma Ying-jeou is working to quell backlash over a Chinese student's remarks
00:05during a visit to Taiwan with his foundation last year.
00:10Taiwan's baseball team had just defeated Japan at the WBSC Premier 12 tournament, competing
00:16under the name Chinese Taipei.
00:18That's a name it uses in international competitions to avoid conflict with China.
00:22But when speaking to Taiwanese media, the student congratulated the China-Taipei team
00:27for their win.
00:28She also expressed her hope for the sport to bring success to their motherland, implying
00:33Taiwan is part of China.
00:35Her comments sparked controversy in Taiwan, and former President Ma was called to a hearing
00:39by the National Immigration Agency about the visit.
00:43I hope the Lai government will be kind and not punish Ma Ying-jeou's foundation, or
00:50the Lai government will not punish Ma Ying-jeou's foundation.