After 1949, the People’s Republic of China on the mainland and the Republic of China on Taiwan both competed for recognition at international sporting events and the right to refer to themselves as the true “China."

Andrew D. Morris (California Polytechnic State University) dives into years of mutual boycotts, defections, and subterfuge played out on the Olympic stage. Episode notes: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/resource/sport-in-the-cold-war/episode-22-a-clash-of-two-chinas