Prodded by China, Qantas amends website references to Taiwan, other regions

Qantas Airways said Tuesday it had amended its website to no longer refer to Taiwan and Hong Kong as countries, rather than Chinese territories, after China issued a warning to foreign airlines last week. China has stepped up efforts to police how foreign businesses refer to parts of China, or territories claimed by Beijing, including Taiwan and Hong Kong - even if only in pull-down menus on websites. "Due to an oversight, some Chinese territories were incorrectly listed as countries on parts of our website. We are correcting this error," said Qantas. China's civil aviation authority told foreign airlines to check their websites and make any needed changes, but the campaign goes beyond just airlines. <br/>