The mayor of Essen, Thomas Kufen, issued a formal apology to Taiwan Thursday after a city official suggested that a property owner remove the national flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from a building serving as Team Taiwan's relay station during the Universiade, according to Taiwan's representative to Germany.
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