The petition, titled “The Air Canada Kowtow: Get Air Canada to stop referencing Taiwan as belonging to China,” was launched on Tuesday on the change.org platform and has gathered more than 3,400 signatures as of press time last night. Chou compared the incident to a hypothetical scenario where the US asks Air Canada to “turn Ontario into Ontario, USA.”Chou told reporters that he does not hate China or Air Canada, but he never thought this would happen in Canada. Although the petition might not sway Air Canada’s policy, Chou said he hopes that it would show businesses Taiwan’s strength. He added that he would not fly Air Canada again. If Air Canada does not do so, Taiwanese in Canada are considering launching a boycott to collectively resist Air Canada, Chung added.

Source: Taipei Times May 17, 2018 15:56 UTC