Taipei, July 17 -- China on Wednesday indicated that its state-run media will continue to refer to Taiwan's team as "Taipei, China" in reports on the upcoming World Games in Chengdu, despite Taiwan's hopes that China will follow the Olympic protocol and use the name "Chinese Taipei," Focus Taiwan reported.

Taiwan competes in international sporting events under the name "Chinese Taipei" as per the Lausanne Agreement with the IOC. A 1989 agreement between Taiwan's and China's Olympic committees stipulated that the name "Chinese Taipei" should be used in Chinese-language materials for sporting events held in China.

Taiwan sees the Chinese move as a deliberate political provocation aimed at undermining its sovereignty, Focus Taiwan reported...