"Berg Wu remembers the pride he felt when he was crowned world barista champion. The stands that June day in Dublin were packed with cheering friends as he bested competitors from more than 50 countries to take first place at the 2016 World Coffee Championships."
"The Taiwan Coffee Association announced it had been informed by WCC organisers that all Taiwanese participants were now required to compete under the name Chinese Taipei as a basic and unavoidable condition for participating."
"The WCC's move has enraged members of Taiwan's coffee community and beyond. One barista, going by the handle roaster_johnny on the Threads social media platform, says the decision made him so angry [he] was shaking."
Berg Wu, the first Taiwanese world barista champion, feels his 2016 victory is tainted by the World Coffee Championships' new requirement for Taiwanese competitors to use the name Chinese Taipei. This change, announced by the Taiwan Coffee Association, applies retroactively and reflects ongoing pressures from China to limit Taiwan's international representation. Wu and others in the coffee community express anger and frustration over this decision, viewing it as part of a broader campaign to diminish Taiwan's identity on the global stage.
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