The name "Chinese Taipei" was formally accepted by the Government of the Republic of China in 1981. A flag bearing the emblem of its Olympic Committee against a white background as the "Chinese Taipei Olympic flag" was confirmed in January 1981. The agreement was signed March 23 in Lausanne by Shen Chia-ming, the President of Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, and Juan Antonio Samaranch, the President of the IOC. In 1983, the National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China was chosen as the anthem of the Chinese Taipei delegation. Taiwan has competed under this flag and name exclusively at each Games since the 1984 Winter Olympics, as well as at the Paralympics and at other international events (with the Olympic rings replaced by a symbol appropriate to the event).