sole legitimate government of China. 1979 – IOC recognises the Chinese Olympic Committee as the official representative of China. The IOC decision is followed by a postal ballot among 89 members. Under the IOC decision, the ROC's Olympics committee would renamed as "Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee" and is not allowed to use the ROC's national anthem or flag. 1980 – ROC boycotts the Lake Placid Winter Games and the Moscow Summer Games due to the decision to use the name Chinese Taipei in international sporting events. 1981 – An agreement is signed in Lausanne by Juan Antonio Samaranch, the president of the IOC, and Shen Chia-ming, the president of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC). The agreement specifies the name, flag and emblem of the CTOC. 1984 – Chinese Taipei competes for the first time under the new moniker at the Sarajevo Winter Games. See also List of flag bearers for Chinese Taipei at the Olympics :Category:Olympic competitors for Taiwan Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee Chinese Taipei Olympic flag Chinese Taipei at the Asian Games Republic of China at the Olympics Chinese Taipei at the Paralympics References External links