FAPA Launches Letter-Writing Campaign Urging World Coffee Championships to Restore Taiwan's Name
The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) has launched a letter-writing campaign protesting the World Coffee Championships' decision to change Taiwan's designation to "Chinese Taipei." FAPA urges the Specialty Coffee Association to restore Taiwan's name and resist external political pressure.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hou Tzu-ying, Washington, 8th) The World Coffee Championships recently changed Taiwan's designation to "Chinese Taipei," sparking controversy. The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) today launched a letter-writing campaign, encouraging the coffee community, overseas Taiwanese organizations, and the general public to write to the Specialty Coffee Association and the World Coffee Championships, demanding the restoration of the name "Taiwan."
FAPA, a US-based non-governmental advocacy organization, today issued a press release announcing the launch of its "One Person, One Letter" campaign to rectify the name. It encourages coffee professionals, coffee communities, overseas Taiwanese organizations, and the general public to write to the Specialty Coffee Association, World Coffee Events, and World Coffee Championships, demanding the restoration of the name "Taiwan" in all World Coffee Championships competition records, official communications, and historical data; FAPA also provides a sample letter for rectification.
The Specialty Coffee Association, the organizer of the World Coffee Championships, recently issued a statement on its official website stating that starting from April 28, participants will be designated as "Chinese Taipei," which aligns with the practices of international sports organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA.
FAPA President Lin Su-mei stated in a press release that the Taiwanese coffee community and professionals shine on the world stage under the name "Taiwan." Imposing "Chinese Taipei" on Taiwanese participants and retroactively applying it to historical records "is not merely an administrative update, but an act of erasing Taiwan's national identity."
FAPA strongly opposes the World Coffee Championships' explanation that this arbitrary renaming follows the practices of the International Olympic Committee and FIFA. These practices have long forced Taiwanese teams to compete under the discriminatory and incorrect designation of "Chinese Taipei."
FAPA pointed out that multiple US laws, especially the Taiwan Relations Act, establish and reaffirm "Taiwan" as the appropriate and official designation in US law and policy.
Lin Su-mei stated that as a US non-profit industry association, the Specialty Coffee Association and its subsidiaries should adhere to US laws, practices, and policies, and "should not allow external political pressure, especially from China, to distort Taiwan's name, identity, and achievements."
FAPA calls on the Specialty Coffee Association, World Coffee Events, and World Coffee Championships to restore the name "Taiwan" in all current and historical competition records and to commit to respecting Taiwan's true name in the future. (Editor: Chen Hui-ping) 1150509
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(Central News Agency reporter Hou Tzu-ying, Washington, 8th) The World Coffee Championships recently changed Taiwan's designation to "Chinese Taipei," sparking controversy. The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) today launched a letter-writing campaign, encouraging the coffee community, overseas Taiwanese organizations, and the general public to write to the Specialty Coffee Association and the World Coffee Championships, demanding the restoration of the name "Taiwan."
FAPA, a US-based non-governmental advocacy organization, today issued a press release announcing the launch of its "One Person, One Letter" campaign to rectify the name. It encourages coffee professionals, coffee communities, overseas Taiwanese organizations, and the general public to write to the Specialty Coffee Association, World Coffee Events, and World Coffee Championships, demanding the restoration of the name "Taiwan" in all World Coffee Championships competition records, official communications, and historical data; FAPA also provides a sample letter for rectification.
The Specialty Coffee Association, the organizer of the World Coffee Championships, recently issued a statement on its official website stating that starting from April 28, participants will be designated as "Chinese Taipei," which aligns with the practices of international sports organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA.
FAPA President Lin Su-mei stated in a press release that the Taiwanese coffee community and professionals shine on the world stage under the name "Taiwan." Imposing "Chinese Taipei" on Taiwanese participants and retroactively applying it to historical records "is not merely an administrative update, but an act of erasing Taiwan's national identity."
FAPA strongly opposes the World Coffee Championships' explanation that this arbitrary renaming follows the practices of the International Olympic Committee and FIFA. These practices have long forced Taiwanese teams to compete under the discriminatory and incorrect designation of "Chinese Taipei."
FAPA pointed out that multiple US laws, especially the Taiwan Relations Act, establish and reaffirm "Taiwan" as the appropriate and official designation in US law and policy.
Lin Su-mei stated that as a US non-profit industry association, the Specialty Coffee Association and its subsidiaries should adhere to US laws, practices, and policies, and "should not allow external political pressure, especially from China, to distort Taiwan's name, identity, and achievements."
FAPA calls on the Specialty Coffee Association, World Coffee Events, and World Coffee Championships to restore the name "Taiwan" in all current and historical competition records and to commit to respecting Taiwan's true name in the future. (Editor: Chen Hui-ping) 1150509
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