The White House is urging US airlines to not give in to pressure from Beijing regarding how they refer to Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
According to five sources that spoke with Financial Times, the Trump administration has asked United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines to not use the descriptor "Taiwan, China."
Taiwan has been self-ruled since 1949, but Beijing considers it to be a province of China and has been taking aggressive steps to enforce this stance on the global stage — particularly on foreign companies. In April, China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) sent a letter to 36 airlines requesting they stop describing Taiwan as a country, and instead refer to it as a province of China.
In May, the White House strongly objected to China's demands, describing them as an attempt to export censorship that "will be resisted."
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