Taiwan protests after badminton players taunted in China

TAIPEI: Taiwan´s badminton association has filed a protest after its Olympic champion duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin were taunted by spectators during a match in China, Taiwan sports authorities said Friday.

China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to bring the self-ruled island under its control. The incident happened Wednesday during a men´s doubles match in the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou city in the eastern province of Zhejiang. Two-time Olympic gold medallists Lee and Wang were playing another Taiwanese pair when a spectator shouted: “Lin-Yang, Taiwan belongs to China, did you know that?”