Air carriers dodge China-Taiwan spat with city name only

JAL, ANA, Korean Air avoid 'country' categorization

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Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are navigating a course to evade turbulence on the Taiwan-China issue.

YUICHI SHIGA and KENSAKU IHARA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/TAIPEI -- Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have removed country labels from all East Asian destinations on their websites to avoid taking a position on the relationship between Taiwan and mainland China.

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