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The governing body for ju-jitsu in Asia has removed an Instagram post identifying Taiwan and replaced it with one using the name "Chinese Taipei." In May, the Ju-Jitsu Asian Union posted Taiwan’s national flag alongside the text "Taiwan officially registered" as part of a series highlighting countries set to compete in an upcoming championship. The organization later deleted the Instagram post and uploaded a new version referring to the team as Chinese Taipei.

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00:00The governing body for jiu-jitsu in Asia has removed a post containing the name Taiwan
00:05from its Instagram account.
00:07In May, the Jiu-Jitsu Asian Union posted a photo of Taiwan's national flag and the text
00:12Taiwan officially registered on its Instagram and Facebook accounts.
00:15The posts were part of a series announcing the country's competing in an upcoming championship.
00:20The organization later removed the Taiwan post from its Instagram and replaced it with
00:24one using the name Chinese Taipei.
00:26China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and objects to the name Taiwan being used
00:32at international sporting events.
00:34Taiwan Plus reached out to the group for comments but received no reply.
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