China Asked U.S. Airlines to Change Designation of Taiwan|中國施壓美航逼改為"中國台灣" 信件曝光

The Civil Aviation Administration of China sent emails to several American airlines telling them not to list Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan under the "countries" category. On May 5, the White House made an official statement disagreeing with China's stance. Several U.S. media outlets also published the content of the letter, which shows that China demanded that the airlines list Taiwan as "Taiwan, China" within 30 days.


The following is the content of a letter from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to United Airlines. The administration has called on the airline not to list Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan under "Country or Region", stating that such categorization is not in line with Chinese law. The letter states that those cities must be listed with the same color sticker as China within the next 30 days, or it will resort to legal measures. The White House made a statement disagreeing with China. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed gratitude for the U.S.'s support.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has demanded that several American airlines, including United Airlines, put Taiwan under a special category. The White House issued an official statement on May 5 expressing their opposition to the demand. Our foreign ministry would like to express gratitude for their support.

The Chinese foreign ministry sternly responded to the White House statement on May 6, saying that no statement from the United States could change the One China policy, and the fact that Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are part of China's territory. Delta Air Lines and the United Airlines from the U.S. have yet to change their designation of Taiwan. On the other hand, British Airways and Germany's Lufthansa have both listed Taiwan as "Taiwan, China".

Taiwan's foreign ministry has called on international society to stand up to the intervention from China. Taiwan's government is also looking to unite other countries with similar values to stand up for democracy and fight for more space on the international stage.