CROSSING THE LINE: If Beijing’s actions go unchecked, its next target could be travel documents or how Taiwan is referred to at international airports, one professor said

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 22, 2018
By: Chung Li-hua and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

Academics urged the government to take countermeasures against Chinese airlines, as the deadline for China’s request that 44 foreign airlines list Taiwan as a Chinese territory is on Wednesday.

Thirty-eight airlines have reportedly already made the changes.

Six airlines are still applying for an extension, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Friday.

As of press time yesterday evening, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines have kept Taiwan and China as separate listings on their Web sites, while Korean Air and Asiana Airlines refer to destinations by their cities and airports.
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