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Taiwan's president-elect, Ma Ying-jeou, has agreed to use the name "Chinese Taipei" when seeking entry to various international bodies and organizations.

This announcements comes in the wake of the Democratic Progressive Party's (Ma's chief opposition) attempt to get Taiwan's name changed in such organizations, including the United Nations. The DPP's efforts were put to a popular vote and lost. They also attracted widespread international criticism. The critics thought the name change would only aggravate the uneasy tensions between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.

"Chinese Taipei" will also have to be used during the Olympic Games. Ma's announcement was of no surprise, as he ran on a platform focused on economic development for Taiwan, and included forging a closer bond with China.