A plane by any other name
The removal of the word China from names of corporations and institutions in Taiwan has caused a fair bit of annoyance on the mainland over the last year. But did the opponents of "name rectification" or "desinification" really think things through?
If I were in charge in Zhongnanhai (the probability of this ever happening is not high) I wouldn’t want an airline with planes that explode to have the word China in its name, especially with the Olympics around the corner. In fact I’d be doing everything I could to encourage China Airlines to remove the word China immediately.
A fine point. My dear mother said yesterday, as I prepare for an 11-hour Air China flight to London, something along the lines of “Well, Air China, China Airlines - I presumed it was the same thing.” Good to see you are back up and running despite being dogged by technical glitches.
Comment by Chris — August 22, 2007 @ 9:14 am