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Screenshot/ American Airlines American Airlines is the first major US carrier to change its description of Taiwan as a deadline imposed by China looms. US airlines had until July 25, Beijing time, to stop describing Taiwan as a country. Despite the White House calling China’s demands “Orwellian,” dozens of airlines around the world have complied […]
It’s a godless hour and dripping wet in Keelung, a port city off the northern coast of Taiwan. But the narrow alleys are still jammed with people, elbow to elbow, jostling at the closet-size night market stalls to place their orders. Competing for their attention: steaming beef noodle soup, sizzling oyster pancakes, honey-sweet pearl milk […]
Many tech companies have to write code to adapt to China’s strict rules, including its denial of Taiwan’s independent status. However, Apple’s approach to it may have been… slightly buggy. Security researcher Patrick Wardle has reported that iOS 11.3 and earlier included a bug that would crash some users’ devices whenever they wrote “Taiwan” or […]
Hungry and yearning for a taste of home, I go in search of a familiar brand in Taiwan. Snuggled between traditional medicine shops and oolong tea houses is the glaring red and white moniker of America’s Kentucky Fried Chicken. But don’t expect the original finger-lickin’ flavor. Instead, you’ll get deep-fried goodness that you’ll wish was […]
Royal Bank of Canada has changed its description of Taiwan from a country to a province of China. It appears to be the first financial institution to make the change this year amid China’s political crackdown on how foreign companies describe its disputed territories. The change occurred just two weeks after Air Canada made a […]
Airlines Obey China’s Bullying on Taiwan, Ignore White House Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]
Rahman Roslan/Getty Images Air Canada and Malaysia Airlines have altered references to Taiwan on their websites, indicating China’s claim over the self-ruled island. The shift comes weeks after China demanded 36 airlines stop listing Taiwan as a separate country, a move the White House called “Orwellian nonsense.” But Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, and British Airways […]
VCG/VCG via Getty Images Taiwan says it’s a democratic, self-ruled country in East Asia. China disagrees. Under the “One China” policy, Beijing considers Taiwan to be a province of China, one that will eventually be fully reunified — by force, if necessary. China is adamant about this and frequently seeks to assert its claim to […]
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Reuters Taiwan’s defense ministry accused China of using “cheap verbal intimidation and saber rattling” to threaten them as China began a massive live-fire military drill in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. Chinese state media called the military exercise a direct response to “provocations” by the Taiwanese government, and is concerned the island will push for formal […]
