JiKo<p>The organizers of the Tokyo International Choir Competition removed Taiwan's flag and changed the name under which Taiwanese teams competed after a Ch1nese complaint, and then removed the flags of all competing nations to address protests over its moves. The Nibun Chorus, a choir from Kaohsiung, won a gold medal.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Choir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Choir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Kaohsiung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kaohsiung</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Competition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Choral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Choral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Contest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contest</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202507270017" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">focustaiwan.tw/politics/202507</span><span class="invisible">270017</span></a></p>