IDENTITY: The Presidential Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday issued statements after the US rebuked Beijing over its demand to US airlines
Taipei Times
Date: May 07, 2018
By: Nadia Tsao and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter in WASHINGTON, with staff writer and CNA
The Presidential Office yesterday expressed gratitude to the US for its concern over
Presidential Office spokesman Sydney Lin speaks at a news conference at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on Feb. 14. Photo: Lee Hsin-fang, Taipei Times
China’s request to US and international airlines to change how they refer to Taiwan, while Washington’s action drew mixed response from others in Taiwan.
Taiwan would continue to support and strive for regional stability and cross-strait peace, despite Beijing’s constant efforts to suppress its international space, Presidential Office spokesman Sydney Lin (林鶴明) said.
The White House on Saturday issued a statement denouncing China’s demand that US and foreign airlines change how they identify Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau on their Web sites.
The statement came after the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration on April 25 sent a letter to American Airlines, United Airlines and 24 other airlines, enjoining them to remove all descriptions of Taiwan as a country from their Web sites and promotional materials. [FULL STORY]
