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Date: 2018/07/26
By: David Green
photo credit: REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/達志影像
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is protesting Beijing’s pressuring of foreign airlines to refer to drop the designations that indicate Taiwan is independent of China – issuing a statement saying that “Taiwan exists in the international community and it won’t disappear because of Beijing’s bullying.”
The statement comes after American, Delta and United airlines removed references to Taiwan as a separate country from their websites.
The foreign ministry said it strongly condemns China for its “rude and politically motivated intervention” in the operations of international companies and that “Taiwan’s democracy is envied by China’s citizens who are deprived of their political freedom.”
According to the ministry, Taiwan will continue to urge other countries that share the same ideals to cooperate in preventing China from meddling in the sovereignty of independent foreign enterprises. [FULL STORY]
