{"id":38179,"date":"2024-11-13T19:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=38179"},"modified":"2024-11-13T19:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:39:10","slug":"take-me-out-to-the-ball-game-baseball-diplomacy-between-czechia-taiwan-and-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game-baseball-diplomacy-between-czechia-taiwan-and-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball Diplomacy between Czechia, Taiwan, and Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is happening?<\/h2>

The Czech national baseball team recently played a series of exhibition games in Tokyo and Taipei \u2013 mighty opponents whom the World Baseball Softball Confederation currently ranks<\/a> first and second globally. Although the Czech team comprises primarily amateur players, the friendly games against professional Taiwanese and Japanese squads<\/strong> are competitive. The Czech team quickly became a sensation in 2023 when it qualified<\/a> for the Tokyo-held World Baseball Classic, where it competed with the global professional elite with dignity, even defeating<\/a> the People’s Republic of China. During this year\u2019s Asia junket, the Czech baseball stars were even received<\/strong><\/a> by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (<\/strong>\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7)<\/strong>. This high-profile interaction and popularity of baseball in East Asia point to the importance of sports diplomacy as a powerful tool to boost public diplomacy efforts \u2013 particularly with partners such as Taiwan, which suffers from the \u201cabsurdity<\/a>\u201d of its international status.<\/p>

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What is the broader picture?<\/h2>

One of the ways in which we see the manifestation of the cultural connection between Taiwan, Japan, and the United States is these nations\u2019 shared passion for baseball. As Prague embarks<\/a> on its own iteration of a pivot to the Indo-Pacific political relations, it also emerges as the lead European partner in Taiwanese and Japanese baseball affairs<\/strong> \u2013 a true \u201c\u81e5\u864e\u85cf\u9f8d,\u201d an unexpected newcomer from a relatively small far-away country. The Czech baseball 2023 Cinderella story in Tokyo<\/a> has put Czech baseball on a global map \u2013 even when the nation has fewer baseball players than an average Japanese or American city. As a result, Taiwanese and Japanese national baseball teams came to Prague this June to play at Czech Baseball Week, one of the oldest European baseball tournaments. Japanese professional baseball establishment boosted its cooperation with Czechia, sending its national team manager to Prague<\/a>, signing a first Czech baseball player to a professional contract<\/a> and setting up \u201cCzech Baseball Day\u201d as part of Japanese professional league.<\/a><\/p>

Taiwan is also realizing the diplomatic potential of Czech baseball links to boost bilateral political ties, as evidenced by the meeting between the Czech baseball team and President Lai. Importantly, the recent games in Taipei also allowed \u201cTaiwan to be Taiwan\u201d when interacting with Czech stakeholders. Given the exhibition setting, the Taiwanese team played in uniforms labeled \u201cTaiwan\u201d without having to wear the usual \u201cChinese Taipei\u201d jerseys, a forced compromise under International Olympic Committee rules.<\/p>

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Why does it matter?<\/h2>

The People’s Republic of China consistently seeks to shrink Taiwan\u2019s international space and its visibility in the global arena. Professional sports are not free from Beijing\u2019s bullying. As Beijing balks at the use of the word Taiwan, athletes from the island country have competed under the name “Chinese Taipei” since 1981 to avoid presenting themselves as representatives of a sovereign nation. Yet, using the name \u201cTaiwan\u201d in baseball games of national teams aligns with broader societal efforts to explain to the world that Taiwan is already sovereign and de facto<\/em> independent. Czechia is Taiwan’s best friend in Europe, given that Prague has the most politically significant relations with Taipei among European democracies. People-to-people ties are a crucial foundation for all other engagements. Therefore, adding baseball as another layer of the already robust width and depth of bilateral relations is an obvious choice.<\/p>

Czechia can expand this truly win-win partnership in sports cooperation. (Even if we still hope to win individual games!) The Czech baseball community is relatively small, with around 4000 players<\/a>, but it ranks among the best in Europe. Training, exhibition, or spring training games with Taiwanese professional counterparts<\/strong> are exactly what Czech baseball would appreciate, given that Taiwan is among global baseball leaders and Taiwanese weather conditions provide a perfect practice environment. The direct flights between Prague and Taipei would further facilitate this cooperation. Consequently, while both sides seek ways to bolster their exchanges further, Prague should enthusiastically tell Taipei, \u201cTake Me Out to the Ball Game!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is happening? The Czech national baseball team recently played a series of exhibition games in Tokyo and Taipei \u2013 mighty opponents whom the World Baseball Softball Confederation currently ranks first and second globally. Although the Czech team comprises primarily amateur players, the friendly games against professional Taiwanese and Japanese squads are competitive. 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