Taiwan's anthem plays -- for China

Posted on February 5, 2007 7:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

By Associated Press | Chicago Sun-Times
05 February 2007

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- A diplomatic gaffe marred the inauguration of a China-financed stadium on this Caribbean island when a band performed the national anthem of Chinese rival Taiwan.

Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and scores of blue-uniformed Chinese laborers who built the $40 million Queen's Park stadium as a gift were visibly uncomfortable as Taiwan's anthem echoed inside the 20,000-seat venue over the weekend.

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