Taiwan: how airlines are being dragged into China’s bitter dispute over the island’s sovereignty

Leading the cries of protest was the US president, Donald Trump. In a strongly worded statement released on May 5, the Trump administration lambasted the CAAC’s letter as a blatant attempt to enforce “Chinese political correctness” as a global standard.

Yet the vast majority of air carriers have chosen to bow to Chinese pressure rather than heed the US president’s words.

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