The three biggest U.S. airlines changed how they refer to self-ruled Taiwan on their websites to avoid Chinese penalties ahead of a Wednesday deadline – revisions Beijing described as “positive developments”. Earlier this year, China demanded that foreign firms, and airlines in particular, not refer to Taiwan as a non-Chinese territory on their websites. The White House in May slammed the demand as “Orwellian nonsense.” But Beijing set a final deadline of July 25 for the changes, and last month rejected U.S. requests for talks on the matter, adding to tension in relations already frayed by an escalating trade conflict.
Taiwan is China’s most sensitive territorial issue. Beijing considers the island a wayward province of “one China”.
Reuters reported early on Tuesday that American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and United Airlines (UAL.N) were set to change how they refer to Taiwanese airports on their websites. American Airlines confirmed the…
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