CHINESE BULLYING: Columnist and analyst Josh Rogin said airline representatives had told him that the US government had not offered them any tangible protection

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 28, 2018
By: Staff writer with CNA, WASHINGTON

A dozen more US senators on Thursday criticized Beijing’s demand that 44 international airlines label Taiwan as part of China on their Web sites and warned that there were more offensives to come.

Following other international airlines, three leading US carriers — American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines — on Tuesday conformed with China’s request ahead of a Wednesday deadline by leaving only “Taipei” and “TPE” on their destination lists and removing “Taiwan.”

“This bullying of the airlines is really just one small piece of a much larger puzzle, and one that we need to continue to be vigilant about,” US Senate Assistant Majority Leader John Cornyn said.

US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations member Chris Coons also expressed his opposition to Beijing’s move.    [FULL  STORY]