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Ottawa can’t shirk responsibility in China-Taiwan Air Canada controversy

  • TAIPEI—The decision by Air Canada earlier this month to give in to Chinese pressure on international airlines and to refer to Taiwan as “Taipei,
Opinion | BY J. MICHAEL COLE | May 23, 2018
Canadian authorities can't pretend that Air Canada’s decision is solely the remit of its executives because Air Canada is a private firm. Though indeed private, Air Canada features the name Canada on its fuselage; it acts as a symbol abroad of Canada and its values, writes J. Michael Cole. Flickr photograph by BriYYZ

Ottawa can’t shirk responsibility in China-Taiwan Air Canada controversy

Opinion | BY J. MICHAEL COLE | May 23, 2018
  • TAIPEI—The decision by Air Canada earlier this month to give in to Chinese pressure on international airlines and to refer to Taiwan as “Taipei,

Ottawa can’t shirk responsibility in China-Taiwan Air Canada controversy

Opinion | BY J. MICHAEL COLE | May 23, 2018
  • TAIPEI—The decision by Air Canada earlier this month to give in to Chinese pressure on international airlines and to refer to Taiwan as “Taipei,
Canadian authorities can't pretend that Air Canada’s decision is solely the remit of its executives because Air Canada is a private firm. Though indeed private, Air Canada features the name Canada on its fuselage; it acts as a symbol abroad of Canada and its values, writes J. Michael Cole. Flickr photograph by BriYYZ
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