Taipei Times
Date: Jan 19, 2018
By: Nadia Tsao and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter in WASHINGTON, with staff writer
China’s activation of the northbound flight path on the M503 route and other routes
Bonnie Glaser, center, a China specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, speaks after a conference in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Nadia Tsao, Taipei Times
without consultation with Taiwan is dangerous to air safety and is an issue that requires the international community to take action, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) China analyst Bonnie Glaser said on Wednesday.
Glaser, director of CSIS’ China Power Project, made the comments at a question-and-answer session following a Global Taiwan Institute conference on Taiwan’s role in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
The new paths put travelers of all nationalities at risk and world governments should have protested Beijing’s actions, she said.
It was likely that China’s actions in launching the routes on Jan. 4 were in breach of some portion of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s charter, she said.
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