The flag of Chinese Taipei used by their Olympic team is a white background with a five-petaled Prunus mei (the national flower of Taiwan) in the colors red, white, and blue (the colors of the Taiwanese flag) with the emblem of the Republic of China and the Kuomintang inside of it on top and the Olympic rings on the bottom.
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- This flag is used in place of the Taiwanese flag while competing in the Olympics Games as well as other sports due to the relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- It was adopted in 1981 following the decision by the International Olympic Committee that the Republic of China could not compete under the country's name or flag.
- Some companies operating in mainland China use the Chinese Taipei flag in place of the Taiwanese flag to represent Taiwan since the mainland does not recognize Taiwan and still claims it as a part of it.