Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/25
By: Chiang Chin-yeh and Elizabeth Hsu 

Washington, July 24 (CNA) The U.S. Department of State repeated its objection to China’s demand Tuesday that private airlines must change their designation of Taiwan, one day before Beijing’s name-change deadline of July 25.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert reiterated at a regular press briefing that the U.S. government is opposed to demands by governments upon private enterprises.

She said she was not aware of any American companies that have given in, but advised reporters to contact firms directly to ask about their stance.

China’s Civil Aviation Administration sent a message to 44 foreign air carriers April 25, demanding that they not refer to Taiwan as non-Chinese territory on their websites, a move described by the White House in May as “Orwellian nonsense.”
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