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 Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and one on Taiwan,each claiming to represent each others 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 PRCs 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 Brundagess re-tirement as president, (3) changing relationship with United States, (4)increasing inter-national respect and recognition, and (5) The Chinas internal environment was improved dramatically by the initiatives of Deng Xiao Pings 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 PeoplesRepublic 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 Peoples 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 Chinas Earliest Relationship with the IOC Chinas 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 PRCs Earliest Participation in the Olympic Games The Post-World War International Situation The PRCs Preparation for the 1956 Games The Critical Moment Conclusion CHAPTER Ⅴ STEPS TOWARD OLYMPIC RECONCILIATION: THE GAMES OF THE NEW EMERGING FORCES (GANEFO) AND CHINAS 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 PRCs 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 Pings Rise to Power A Final Note APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY VITA