{"id":1123622,"date":"2021-12-15T23:29:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T04:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1123622"},"modified":"2021-12-15T23:29:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T04:29:11","slug":"nfl-caves-to-communist-china-as-it-releases-map-falsely-claiming-that-taiwan-belongs-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-caves-to-communist-china-as-it-releases-map-falsely-claiming-that-taiwan-belongs-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL \u2018Caves To Communist China\u2019 As It Releases Map Falsely Claiming That Taiwan Belongs To China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-caves-to-communist-china-as-it-releases-map-falsely-claiming-that-taiwan-belongs-to-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1123622&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The National Football League (NFL) faced backlash on Wednesday afternoon over a map it published that showed Taiwan belonging to China.<\/p>\n<p>The map was released in conjunction with an announcement that \u201c18 teams have been granted access to 26 International Home Marketing Areas (IHMA) across eight different countries,\u201d the statement <a href=\"https:\/\/nflcommunications.com\/Documents\/NFL%20ANNOUNCES%20INTERNATIONAL%20HOME%20MARKETING%20AREA%20TEAMS%20AND%20MARKETS%20(FINAL).pdf\">said<\/a>. \u201cThis ground-breaking, new initiative grants clubs access to international territories for marketing, fan engagement and commercialization as part of an important, long-term, strategic effort to enable clubs to build their global brands while driving NFL fan growth internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The map showed that the Los Angeles Rams had been granted access to China, which, according to the map distributed by the NFL, included Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a> Announces International Home Marketing Area Teams and Markets<\/p>\n<p>For more information, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ooPlFa3XKX\">https:\/\/t.co\/ooPlFa3XKX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NvSU0wBVix\">pic.twitter.com\/NvSU0wBVix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL345 (@NFL345) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL345\/status\/1471191683203227652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Modern day Taiwan came into being in the late 1940s when more than a million people from China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) government retreated to the island during a bloody civil war with the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>As Taiwan\u2019s government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwan.gov.tw\/content_3.php\">explains<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>The ROC was founded in 1912 in China. At that time, Taiwan was under Japanese colonial rule as a result of the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, by which the Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan. The ROC government began exercising jurisdiction over Taiwan in 1945 after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The ROC government relocated to Taiwan in 1949 while fighting a civil war with the Chinese Communist Party. Since then, the ROC has continued to exercise effective jurisdiction over the main island of Taiwan and a number of outlying islands, leaving Taiwan and China each under the rule of a different government. The authorities in Beijing have never exercised sovereignty over Taiwan or other islands administered by the ROC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The NFL\u2019s map garnered the following responses online:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)<\/strong>: \u201cThe NFL, which is chasing dollars from the Chinese Communist Party, shows Taiwan as part of China. Disgraceful cowardice.\u201d<strong>Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL)<\/strong>: \u201cHey @NFL , why are you depicting China and Taiwan as the same country? Do you not believe in the freedom of Taiwan? Stop shilling for the #CCP. It\u2019s shameful to profit off the oppression of the Taiwanese people and the slavery of the Uyghurs.\u201d<strong>Jon Gabriel<\/strong>, columnist: \u201cWhy do you include Taiwan as part of China? Taiwan is an independent country.\u201d<strong>Ian Miles Cheong<\/strong>, writer: \u201cThe NFL caves to communist China and falsely lists Taiwan as a part of Chinese territory.\u201d<strong>Stephen L. Miller<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cMaybe the NFL should cease weighing in on social issues until it figures out why giving the LA Rams both China and Australia was a hilariously na\u00efve move. The LA Rams are going to be conducting delicate international diplomacy between China and Australia this is how nuclear war happens.\u201d<strong>Ben Fischer<\/strong>, reporter: \u201cThis is why I think so many of us are surprised the Rams want to bother with China. I mean, the map itself invites trouble \u2014 and the world if full of people watching very closely.\u201d<strong>Sarah McLaughlin<\/strong>, free speech advocate: \u201cI would love to hear how the NFL is planning (if at all) to deal with the free speech challenges that will inevitably develop here. Their initial response to these issues in the U.S. was bad enough; what can we expect if they get their own NBA\/China-type controversy? I don\u2019t want to read too much into it but from this map it sure looks like the NFL is already trying its best to avoid getting pushed out of China\u2019s market.\u201d<strong>Morgan Ortagus<\/strong>, former Trump official: \u201cMaybe someone could have, I don\u2019t know, googled Taiwan and China before they produced the map?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other notable responses included:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nfl<\/a>, Taiwan is not part of Communist China. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNwt2QQDol\">https:\/\/t.co\/nNwt2QQDol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Church (@JasonChurchWI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonChurchWI\/status\/1471237243230736386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFL takes a page out the NBA\u2019s pathetic playbook and sides with the Chinese Communist Party\u2026. <\/p>\n<p>Taiwan is NOT part of China. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lXFENuyoNa\">https:\/\/t.co\/lXFENuyoNa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NathanBrandWA\/status\/1471251861206409225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fixed it for you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRqDZizzYw\">https:\/\/t.co\/yRqDZizzYw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oByI1GNvMG\">pic.twitter.com\/oByI1GNvMG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/1471274582908841986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFL seems to have decided which team Taiwan is on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6sDKVSb0gW\">https:\/\/t.co\/6sDKVSb0gW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gady Epstein (@gadyepstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gadyepstein\/status\/1471227633044230150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would love to read the email debates over Taiwan on this map. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ubZAJI20Ol\">https:\/\/t.co\/ubZAJI20Ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Ford (@fordm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fordm\/status\/1471312682838077442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nfl<\/a>. Taiwan is a separate nation-state. The Republic of China. Should not be the same color as the PRC. Thank you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MhXP9OQ8fc\">https:\/\/t.co\/MhXP9OQ8fc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Nash (@TonyNashNerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyNashNerd\/status\/1471316465462784000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> draw this for you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KscVuZBTV7\">https:\/\/t.co\/KscVuZBTV7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorandazza\/status\/1471292393030828037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Football League (NFL) faced backlash on Wednesday afternoon over a map it published that showed Taiwan belonging to China.The map was released in conjunction with an announcement that \u201c18 teams have been granted access to 26 International Home Marketing Areas (IHMA) across eight different countries,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThis ground-breaking, new initiative grants clubs access to international territories for marketing, fan engagement and commercialization as part of an important, long-term, strategic effort to enable clubs to build their global brands while driving NFL fan growth internationally.\u201dThe map showed that the Los Angeles Rams had been granted access to China, which, according to the map distributed by the NFL, included Taiwan..@NFL Announces International Home Marketing Area Teams and MarketsFor more information, click here: https:\/\/t.co\/ooPlFa3XKX pic.twitter.com\/NvSU0wBVix\u2014 NFL345 (@NFL345) December 15, 2021Modern day Taiwan came into being in the late 1940s when more than a million people from China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) government retreated to the island during a bloody civil war with the Chinese Communist Party.As Taiwan\u2019s government explains:The ROC was founded in 1912 in China. At that time, Taiwan was under Japanese colonial rule as a result of the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, by which the Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan. The ROC government began exercising jurisdiction over Taiwan in 1945 after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II.The ROC government relocated to Taiwan in 1949 while fighting a civil war with the Chinese Communist Party. Since then, the ROC has continued to exercise effective jurisdiction over the main island of Taiwan and a number of outlying islands, leaving Taiwan and China each under the rule of a different government. The authorities in Beijing have never exercised sovereignty over Taiwan or other islands administered by the ROC.The NFL\u2019s map garnered the following responses online:Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): \u201cThe NFL, which is chasing dollars from the Chinese Communist Party, shows Taiwan as part of China. Disgraceful cowardice.\u201dRep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL): \u201cHey @NFL , why are you depicting China and Taiwan as the same country? Do you not believe in the freedom of Taiwan? Stop shilling for the #CCP. It\u2019s shameful to profit off the oppression of the Taiwanese people and the slavery of the Uyghurs.\u201dJon Gabriel, columnist: \u201cWhy do you include Taiwan as part of China? Taiwan is an independent country.\u201dIan Miles Cheong, writer: \u201cThe NFL caves to communist China and falsely lists Taiwan as a part of Chinese territory.\u201dStephen L. Miller, political commentator: \u201cMaybe the NFL should cease weighing in on social issues until it figures out why giving the LA Rams both China and Australia was a hilariously na\u00efve move. The LA Rams are going to be conducting delicate international diplomacy between China and Australia this is how nuclear war happens.\u201dBen Fischer, reporter: \u201cThis is why I think so many of us are surprised the Rams want to bother with China. I mean, the map itself invites trouble \u2014 and the world if full of people watching very closely.\u201dSarah McLaughlin, free speech advocate: \u201cI would love to hear how the NFL is planning (if at all) to deal with the free speech challenges that will inevitably develop here. Their initial response to these issues in the U.S. was bad enough; what can we expect if they get their own NBA\/China-type controversy? I don\u2019t want to read too much into it but from this map it sure looks like the NFL is already trying its best to avoid getting pushed out of China\u2019s market.\u201dMorgan Ortagus, former Trump official: \u201cMaybe someone could have, I don\u2019t know, googled Taiwan and China before they produced the map?\u201dOther notable responses included:Hey @nfl, Taiwan is not part of Communist China. https:\/\/t.co\/nNwt2QQDol\u2014 Jason Church (@JasonChurchWI) December 15, 2021NFL takes a page out the NBA\u2019s pathetic playbook and sides with the Chinese Communist Party\u2026. Taiwan is NOT part of China. https:\/\/t.co\/lXFENuyoNa\u2014 Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) December 15, 2021Fixed it for you, @NFL https:\/\/t.co\/yRqDZizzYw pic.twitter.com\/oByI1GNvMG\u2014 Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) December 16, 2021NFL seems to have decided which team Taiwan is on https:\/\/t.co\/6sDKVSb0gW\u2014 Gady Epstein (@gadyepstein) December 15, 2021Would love to read the email debates over Taiwan on this map. https:\/\/t.co\/ubZAJI20Ol\u2014 Matt Ford (@fordm) December 16, 2021Hey @nfl. Taiwan is a separate nation-state. The Republic of China. Should not be the same color as the PRC. Thank you. https:\/\/t.co\/MhXP9OQ8fc\u2014 Tony Nash (@TonyNashNerd) December 16, 2021Did @KingJames draw this for you @NFL? https:\/\/t.co\/KscVuZBTV7\u2014 Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) December 16, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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