Grenada band plays Taiwan anthem at opening of China-financed stadium
A diplomatic gaffe marred Saturday's inauguration of a Chinese-financed stadium in Grenada when a band performed the national anthem of Chinese rival Taiwan.
Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and scores of blue-uniformed Chinese labourers who built Queen's Park stadium as a gift were visibly uncomfortable as Taiwan's anthem echoed inside the 20,000-seat venue.
Describing it as a blunder, Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell pledged an investigation into how the Royal Grenada Police Band could have played the anthem of Taiwan instead of China.
Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and scores of blue-uniformed Chinese labourers who built Queen's Park stadium as a gift were visibly uncomfortable as Taiwan's anthem echoed inside the 20,000-seat venue.
Describing it as a blunder, Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell pledged an investigation into how the Royal Grenada Police Band could have played the anthem of Taiwan instead of China.
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