Beijing in 2018 began requiring airlines that fly to Chinese airports to refer to Taiwan in their booking systems as “Taiwan, China” or “Taiwan Area.” Although there are still 39 airlines that refer to Taiwan in one of these two ways, 22 companies have corrected their systems to refer to the nation as “Taiwan,” Chiu said on Saturday, citing the ministry. However, it would not reveal the carriers’ names out of concern that China might again pressure them into reversing course, the ministry said. The logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pictured at the ministry in Taipei on March 3 last year. The ministry should seek to take advantage of the current situation to counter Chinese pressure on Taiwan on the international stage, he said. Taiwan’s flag carrier, China Airlines Ltd (中華航空), should take the lead on the issue by removing the word “China” from its name, he said.

Source: Taipei Times May 10, 2020 15:56 UTC