▁Independ ence .) ▁Am id ▁the ▁host ile ▁r het or ic ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁its ▁supp or ters ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁itself ▁as ▁" Free ▁China " ▁or ▁" L iber al ▁China ", ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( which ▁was ▁histor ically ▁called ▁the ▁" B and it - occup ied ▁Area " ▁() ▁by ▁the ▁RO C ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁RO C , ▁due ▁to ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁P RC , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁name ▁" Ch inese ▁Tai pe i " ▁() ▁whenever ▁it ▁particip ates ▁in ▁international ▁for ums ▁or ▁most ▁sport ing ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁various ▁official ▁languages ▁and ▁scripts : ▁ ▁English : ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁– ▁Official ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Chinese ▁Tai pe i ▁– ▁official ▁design ation ▁in ▁several ▁international ▁organizations ▁( Intern ational ▁Olympic ▁Committee , ▁FIFA , ▁Miss ▁Un iverse , ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ), ▁Se par ate ▁Custom s ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Taiwan , ▁P eng hu , ▁Kin men , ▁and ▁M ats u ▁– ▁ ▁World ▁Trade ▁Organ ization , ▁Taiwan ▁– ▁Most ▁commonly ▁used ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁Chinese : ▁ ▁( ), ▁ ▁( ), ▁ ▁( ), ▁ ▁() ▁– ▁Official ▁script ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Mac au ▁and ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁the ▁islands ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁RO C ▁ ▁Sim pl ified ▁Chinese : ▁ ▁( ),