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By HUGO MARTIN
JUN 16, 2018 | 7:00 AM
A demand by China that all air carriers worldwide refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau on online maps and drop-down menus as Chinese territories not as independent regions is being ignored by the U.S.s biggest airlines.
At least for now.
The order from Beijing came in May, and dozens of foreign-based carriers have already fallen in line.
Earlier this week, the Associated Press confirmed that 20 carriers, including Air Canada, British Airways and Lufthansa, were referring to Taiwan as a part of China on their global websites. China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, but the two have been ruled separately since the Chinese civil war of the 1940s.
In a statement, Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said: Foreign enterprises operating in China should respect Chinas sovereignty and territorial integrity, abide by Chinas law and respect the national sentiment of the Chinese people.
The White House, however, blasted the order, calling it Orwellian nonsense.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-china-airlines-20180616-story.html
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)When the people of Taiwan vote in a free and fair referendum to unite with the PRC, I'll listen to what Beijing has to say in the matter.
turbinetree
(24,703 posts)for FRAUD and sitting in the white house........................