A United Airlines Boeing 777 waits to take off at Beijing airport on July 25, the deadline for carriers to comply with a demand to list Taiwan as part of China. Photo: AFP
A United Airlines Boeing 777 waits to take off at Beijing airport on July 25, the deadline for carriers to comply with a demand to list Taiwan as part of China. Photo: AFP
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Beijing unimpressed by United Airlines’ ‘flexible’ approach to Taiwan

Ministry says foreign companies should stick to ‘common consensus’ on one-China principle after airline lists Taiwan and Hong Kong by currencies

Laura Zhou
Laura Zhou

Updated: 10:46pm, 30 Aug, 2018

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A United Airlines Boeing 777 waits to take off at Beijing airport on July 25, the deadline for carriers to comply with a demand to list Taiwan as part of China. Photo: AFP
A United Airlines Boeing 777 waits to take off at Beijing airport on July 25, the deadline for carriers to comply with a demand to list Taiwan as part of China. Photo: AFP
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