Taiwan hits back at Qantas over decision to bow to Beijing pressure
Taiwan says Qantas has misinterpreted Australia's “One-China” policy and should reverse its “wrong decision” to ditch references to it as a separate country to the Chinese mainland. Qantas CE Alan Joyce has defended his decision to bow to the Chinese govt's demands to remove any material from the airline's website and booking systems that refers to Taiwan as an independent country. Joyce pointed out at a major airline conference in Sydney this week that the Australian govt does not recognise Taiwan either, and that it had a One-China policy like many other countries. But the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said Australia had only “acknowledged” – instead of actually recognising – the position of the Chinese govt that Taiwan was a province of the mainland. <br/>
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Taiwan hits back at Qantas over decision to bow to Beijing pressure
Taiwan says Qantas has misinterpreted Australia's “One-China” policy and should reverse its “wrong decision” to ditch references to it as a separate country to the Chinese mainland. Qantas CE Alan Joyce has defended his decision to bow to the Chinese govt's demands to remove any material from the airline's website and booking systems that refers to Taiwan as an independent country. Joyce pointed out at a major airline conference in Sydney this week that the Australian govt does not recognise Taiwan either, and that it had a One-China policy like many other countries. But the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said Australia had only “acknowledged” – instead of actually recognising – the position of the Chinese govt that Taiwan was a province of the mainland. <br/>
