​SSS in the News | Decoding China’s demands on global airlines

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Woo Jun Jie, an Assistant Professor in the Public Policy & Global Affairs Programme at NTU, wrote in his commentary that on June 13, Taiwan lodged a protest against a decision by Singapore Airlines and its budget carrier Scoot to change the island’s designation to “Taiwan, China”. This comes after the Civil Aviation Administration of China demanded more than 40 foreign airlines to re-designate Taiwan as part of China. The elephant in the room however is whether this will embolden China to use similar tactics in the future to pressure Singapore companies on Taiwan and even other issues.

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