US Airlines Change Taiwan Reference on Websites Amid Pressure from China

US Airlines Change Taiwan Reference on Websites Amid Pressure from China
American Airlines aircraft are parked at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, U.S., on August 8, 2016. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
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SHANGHAI—Forty of 44 international airlines have amended their website references to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, China’s civil aviation regulator said on July 26.
Among them were four American airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).