After withdrawing from international sports events during the Cultural Revolution, the People's Republic of China recreated ties with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through the Asian Games. In the application, the PRC asserted it's right to represent all of China "including the Taiwan province" and be recognized as "the sole legitimate organization representing China."
September 18, 1973
Iranian-Japanese Motion to the Asian Games Federation on the Participation of the People's Republic of China
Motion for the acceptance of the People's Republic of China into the Asian Games Federation.
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H-FC02-ASIAN/002, The Olympic Studies Centre, Lausanne.
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