Major U.S. Airlines Aren't Heeding China's Warning to Refer to Taiwan as a Part of the Country

Among those carriers that continue to include the name “Taiwan” on their maps or list of destinations are American, Delta, United and Hawaiian Airlines.

A demand by China that all air carriers worldwide refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau on online maps and drop-down menus as Chinese territories — not as independent regions — is being ignored by the U.S.’s biggest airlines.

At least for now.

The order from Beijing came in May, and dozens of foreign-based carriers have already fallen in line.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-china-airlines-20180616-story.html

Sign up for our eNewsletters
Get the latest news and updates