Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang has ordered an investigation into a Taiwanese speedskater who posted a video of herself wearing a Chinese uniform shortly before the Beijing Winter Olympics began.

Huang Yu-ting put the video on her Instagram page but removed it after attracting fierce online criticism in Taiwan, where many people view China, which claims the island as its own territory, as a grave threat to their freedom and way of life.

Huang, one of only four Taiwanese athletes at the Winter Games, later defended herself on Facebook saying "sports is sports" and that everyone is "good friends" when competing. Those comments prompted further anger towards her in Taiwan.