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Taiwan contemplates retaliating against airlines that refer to it as part of China
Source: Washington Post
Taiwan contemplates retaliating against airlines that refer to it as part of China
By Amanda Erickson
August 7 at 8:11 AM
BEIJING — Two weeks ago, four American airlines agreed to list Taiwan as a Chinese territory, a major concession to Beijing’s cartological anxieties about disputed territories like the island-nation of 23 million. Now, Taipei is fighting back.
On Monday, Taiwan’s transportation and communications minister said he’s considering punishing the airlines that removed Taiwan from their websites.
“It’s definitely unacceptable,” Wu Hong-Mo told local newspaper the United Daily News. “We must retaliate.”
Wu said offending airlines might be banned from using the air bridges that allow passengers to board the plane, or from getting plum time slots for landing or take off. The ministry is also considering a plan to reward airlines that adopt more neutral language, like reducing the fees they pay to use Taiwan’s airports.
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By Amanda Erickson
August 7 at 8:11 AM
BEIJING — Two weeks ago, four American airlines agreed to list Taiwan as a Chinese territory, a major concession to Beijing’s cartological anxieties about disputed territories like the island-nation of 23 million. Now, Taipei is fighting back.
On Monday, Taiwan’s transportation and communications minister said he’s considering punishing the airlines that removed Taiwan from their websites.
“It’s definitely unacceptable,” Wu Hong-Mo told local newspaper the United Daily News. “We must retaliate.”
Wu said offending airlines might be banned from using the air bridges that allow passengers to board the plane, or from getting plum time slots for landing or take off. The ministry is also considering a plan to reward airlines that adopt more neutral language, like reducing the fees they pay to use Taiwan’s airports.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taiwan-contemplates-retaliating-against-airlines-that-refer-to-it-as-part-of-china/2018/08/07/a3ded97a-99fa-11e8-b55e-5002300ef004_story.html