Taiwan Protests China’s New Air Routes Amid Rising Tensions

Taiwanese authorities are protesting political rival China's announcement that it is creating four new civilian air routes that would conflict with Taiwan's own. The complaint against Beijing comes amid growing tensions in overall relations despite a six-year thaw under conciliatory Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou. China told the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization this week that beginning in March it would open four new flight paths over the ocean strait that...

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