Keep relations with China and Taiwan separate: Taiwanese representative

Taiwan on Thursday said it was "deeply disappointed" with Air India's decision to comply with a request for change of the name of Taiwan on its website, and said it was a formal note of Delhi over the move.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Center Representative in India, Ambbadador Chung Kwang Tien reminded India of the "substantial" and "beneficial" relationship that the two sides have had since 1995.

"We are hoping that India-Taiwan relations can be separated from the relations of India to China.We consider them two parallel points.I think it would be a win-win situation both for Taiwan and India," he said.

This came as China said it welcomed the move by Air India, which has joined several foreign air acquirers in China.

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AI' s website, which refers to Taiwan now refers to "Chinese Taipei". The Ministry of External Affairs said that the decision to do so is "entirely new to international standards and our position on Taiwan since 1949."

India does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province, although Taiwan has been privately held with its own government in the civil war in 1949.

In the verbal note that was sent to MEA, Ambbadador Tien wrote, "We have taken notice of the change. 'Taiwan' is a very common and widely accepted nomenclature of international practice. earlier name. "

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The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) China's territorial and sovereignty claims if they wanted to continue in the China market.

Zara have recently been apologized for listing Taiwan as a separate territory. TECC in a statement said it was "deeply disappointed with Air India changing 'Taiwan' into 'Chinese Taipei' on its website and regrets that this move taken by Air India, a state-owned airline, can be seen as a gesture of succumbing to unreasonable, absurd pressure from China "

Ambbadador Tien, called on Air India" to stand up against the unreasonable demand of the Government of China's People's Republic of China and promptly restore the name of 'Taiwan' on its official website. " He said the TECC had "lodged a formal note" over the change with the MEA