US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's comments drew criticism from the Chinese government. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MONTREAL/WASHINGTON - US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on Tuesday to allow Taiwan to participate in a UN body overseeing civil aviation, drawing criticism from the Chinese government.
A Chinese government representative at the ICAO responded by saying,"The American comments attempted to create two Chinas, one China and one Taiwan. This is contrary to the United Nations charter." He noted that Taiwan's Taipei Flight Information Region is part of ICAO's network of regions and the Civil Aeronautics Administration of Taiwan is the"sole entity overseeing, and is responsible for safe air traffic management throughout" the region.vowed to bring Taiwan under its controlTaiwan's government strongly objects to China's sovereignty claims and says only the island's 23 million people can decide its future.