White House Blasts China for Its ‘Censorship’ of U.S. Airlines
- Statement from press secretary cites ‘Orwellian nonsense’
- China has demanded changes to how Taiwan, Hong Kong referenced
Travelers walk through the arrival hall at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China.
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The White House released a blistering statement attacking China’s government for a recent demand that U.S. and other airlines change the way they refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in promotional materials.
“This is Orwellian nonsense and part of a growing trend by the Chinese Communist Party to impose its political views on American citizens and private companies,’’ White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Saturday in a statement.