Taiwan raps China over its name

Taiwan raps China over its name at film festival
Monsters and Critics.com
Taipei - Taiwan criticized China Monday over a demand by a leader of a Chinese delegation that the island change its name to take part in the Tokyo ...
rap
v., rapped, rap·ping, raps. v.tr.

1. To hit sharply and swiftly; strike: rapped the table with his fist.
2. To utter sharply: rap out a complaint.
3. To criticize or blame.

v.intr.
To strike a quick light blow: rapped on the door.

n.

1. A quick light blow or knock.
2. A knocking or tapping sound.
3. Slang.
   1. A reprimand.
   2. A sentence to serve time in prison.
4. Slang. A negative quality or characteristic associated with a person or an object.

idioms:

beat the rap Slang.

1. To escape punishment or be acquitted of a charge.

take the rap Slang.

1. To accept punishment or take the blame for an offense or error.

[Middle English rappen, possibly of imitative origin.]