taiwan is the fifa ranking of chinese taipei.
what is the fifa ranking of chinese taipei?
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both the republic of china (roc) and the people's republic of china (prc) agree to use the english name "chinese taipei". this is possible because of the ambiguity of the english word "chinese", which may mean either the state "or" the culture. in 1979, the international olympic committee passed a resolution in nagoya, japan, restoring the rights of the chinese olympic committee within the ioc, meanwhile renaming the taipei-based olympic committee "chinese taipei olympic committee". since then, and until 1989 the prc translated "chinese taipei" as "zhongguo taipei" (), similar to "zhongguo hong kong", connoting that taipei is a part of the chinese state. by contrast, the republic of china government translated it as "zhonghua taipei" () in chinese, which references the term "china" as the cultural or ethnic entity, rather than the state. in 1981 the former republic of china olympic committee confirmed its acceptance of the nagoya resolution, but translated "chinese taipei" to "zhonghua taipei". in 1989, the two olympic committees signed a pact in hong kong, clearly defining the use of "zhonghua taipei". the prc had been observing the hong kong pact and using "zhonghua taipei" in stipulated areas ever since, but on other occasions, the version of "zhongguo taipei" was still in use following past practice, especially in official media references. in the london 2012 olympic games opening ceremony, when each country's team proceeds in alphabetical order in english (the host country's language), the chinese taipei (tpe) team did not follow china (chn), but instead took a place in the procession as if its name were "taipei" or taiwan, following syria and preceding tajikistan instead. in beijing 2008 it followed japan and preceded the central african republic. this ordering was based on the stroke number and order of each team's name in simplified chinese, the official script in the prc.
chinese taipei