Since 2016, Beijing has stepped up pressure on international firms to refer to self-ruled Taipei as a part of China.
A top Chinese think tank criticised Apple, Amazon and other foreign companies in a report for not referring to Hong Kong and Taiwan as China’s territories, Reuters reported on Thursday. Self-ruled Taipei responded by calling on the international community to stand up to China.
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said that the websites of 66 foreign companies had listed Taiwan separately from China, while 53 had listed Hong Kong and Macao as distinct entities.
