Beijing Fines 7-Eleven for Labeling Taiwan a Country on Maps

A 7-Eleven convenience store in Beijing on January 3, 2012. Seven-Eleven(Beijing) Co., LTD. runs 299 stores in the capital city and neighbouring city of Tianjin. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

Beijing has fined convenience store 7-Eleven for failing to comply with the communist regime’s claim on Taiwan and some disputed areas on the maps it displayed.

A fine of 15,000 yuan ($2,300) was imposed by Dongcheng Branch of Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources on Dec. 21, according to the official website recording credit histories of firms and individuals.