The civil war, which resulted in the defeat Kou Ming Tang (KMT) and its subse-quent retreat to the island of Taiwan, prompted confusion within the IOC. Two sport or-ganizations emerged, one in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and one on Taiwan,each claiming to represent each other's athletes in international sport affairs. The develo-ping East-West Cold War polarized attitudes and influenced discussions within the IOC on Chinese representation in the Olympic Games. For thirty years the major barrier preventing solution of the problem was the question of names, that is, the insistence by each in being referring to in all global matters as China. The initial impasse reached its climax with the PRC's withdrawal from the Olympic Movement in 1958.

China established relationship with the IOC soon after World War I. After vigorous participation in the early editions of the Far East Games, the IOC recognized a Chinese National Olympic Committee. Subsequently, China entered athletes in the Olympic Games of 1932, 1936 and 1948.

The civil war, which resulted in the defeat Kou Ming Tang (KMT) and its subse-quent retreat to the island of Taiwan, prompted confusion within the IOC. Two sport or-ganizations emerged, one in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and one on Taiwan,each claiming to represent each other's athletes in international sport affairs. The develo-ping East-West Cold War polarized attitudes and influenced discussions within the IOC on Chinese representation in the Olympic Games. For thirty years the major barrier preventing solution of the problem was the question of names, that is, the insistence by each in being referring to in all global matters as China. The initial impasse reached its climax with the PRC's withdrawal from the Olympic Movement in 1958.

In the 1970s, the international situation changed and, combined with an improve-ment in political and economic environments in the PRC, a solution was reached on the "Two Chinas" issue. The PRC was admitted to the IOC as a full Olympic partner in 1979. Prime factors in the formula for solution of the problem were: ( 1 ) the PRC was recognized by the United Nation and Taiwan was expelled in 1971, (2) The PRC devel-oped a better dialogue and relationship with IOC, primarily due to Avery Brundages's re-tirement as president, (3) changing relationship with United States, (4)increasing inter-national respect and recognition, and (5) The China's internal environment was improved dramatically by the initiatives of Deng Xiao Ping's new policies implemented in 1978.

CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION

 Statement of the Problem

 Justification of the Problem

 Limitations

 Delimitations

 Research Methods

 Personal Explanation

CHAPTER Ⅱ A BRIEF SUMMARY OF RESEARCH SOURCES

 Material from The Avery Brundage Collection

 Summaries of the IOC Executive Committee Minutes

 Summaries of the IOC General Session Minutes

 Sport Under Communism

 The Peoples'Republic of China and Olympic Movement: A Question of Recognition

 An Examination of the Relationship Between Sport Policy and Canadian Foreign Policy with Specific Reference to the People's Republic of China and the 1976 Olympic Issue

 Sports, Politics and Ideology in China

 The Politics of the Olympic Games

 Olympic Politics

 Others

CHAPTER Ⅲ THE MODERN OLYMPIC MOVEMENT: THE GENESIS OF OLYMPIC MATTERS IN CHINA, 1895 - 1948

 Origins of International Sport in China

 Figures in China's Earliest Relationship with the IOC

 China's Earliest Participation in the Olympic Games, 1932 - 1948

 Conclusion

CHAPTER Ⅳ THE EVOLUTION OF THE "TWO CHINAS" ISSUE

 Introduction

 Sport in the PRC and the Ideology of Chinese Communists

 The PRC's Earliest Participation in the Olympic Games

 The Post-World War International Situation

 The PRC's Preparation for the 1956 Games

 The Critical Moment

 Conclusion

CHAPTER Ⅴ STEPS TOWARD OLYMPIC RECONCILIATION: THE GAMES OF THE NEW EMERGING FORCES (GANEFO) AND CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION

 The Games of the New Emerging Forces

CHAPTER Ⅵ SOLUTION OF THE "TWO CHINAS" ISSUE: THE FINAL PHASE/ 1971 - 1984

 Mao and the United States

 The Origin and Meaning of Ping-Pong Diplomacy

 The PRC's Return to the Olympic Family

 The Olympics Eventually Transcend Politics--the Solution of the "Two Chinas Issue"

CHAPTER Ⅶ SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Upon Reflection

 United Nations Membership

 Better Dialogue with the IOC

 Changing Relationship with the United States

 Increasing International Respect and Recognition

 Deng Xiao Ping's Rise to Power

 A Final Note

APPENDIX

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