從國際角度觀察，國際社會原本不太了解台灣和的國家地位。參加如此規模的國際運動會確實能增加台灣的被認識度並且與中國做出區隔。此外儘管有中國的政治壓力，奧運對台灣運動員參與高水準運動會上的機會仍有幫助。
The modern Olympic Games are the greatest sporting event in the world, however, critics argue that the modern Olympics are a losing endeavor and it provokes many heated debates. Why countries continue to put so much investment and effort in the Olympics? This paper aims to analyze sport policy approach for the Olympic Games and how that approach aligns with national goals taking Taiwan’s perspective. The study takes a descriptive approach using quantitative data from literature, journals, reports on and offline, and official websites. Qualitative data was collected using semi-structured interviews to sports scholars in Taiwan. The interviews were conducted remotely using an interview guideline based on the questionnaire developed by Dr. Liu, Hung-Yu in his work on sports policy development in Taiwan. The questionnaire contains three sections with 41 open-ended questions. The results of this study suggests that Taiwan’s sports policy follows a linear model for policymaking and top-down approach where the government is the sole determinant of goals, plans and strategy to follow as well as resource allocation. The government of Taiwan invests in three main areas of sport: sports-for-all, school programs and elite/competitive sports. Of these three, the government devotes most resources and funding to elite/competitive sports in aims to create a favorable international profile. In addition, the Olympic Games are important for Taiwan because they can serve as a social and political tool. As a social tool to improve country image and induce a sense of pride and nationalism in the Taiwanese public. As a political tool, the Olympics help Taiwan achieve national goals by serving as a window to the international community. The Olympic Games is an event of great magnitude with a large audience and can help Taiwan gain international recognition and distinguish it from China. However, further analysis is needed to evaluate the real impact and significance of such policies in Taiwan.
