, Columnist
Don’t Blame U.S. Airlines for the Taiwan Kowtow
Resistance to China’s Orwellian nonsense needs to come from governments.
Taiwan’s vibrant democracy deserves more support from the international community.
Photographer: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images
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China’s campaign to stamp out thoughtcrime by the world’s airlines looks to have moved a step forward.
U.S. carriers American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., United Continental Holdings Inc., and Hawaiian Holdings Inc. are planning to buckle to Beijing’s demands that they airbrush out public references suggesting Taiwan is a country, a person familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg Wednesday. The Orwellian nonsense is winning.