Listing Tibet as Country
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Marriott Fires Worker Who ‘Liked’ Tweet About Tibet Independence
US multinational company Marriott International said that it is in the process of firing an employee who had previously liked a social media post pertaining to the Tibet independence. The Marriott controversy revolved solely around their guidebook listing Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries.
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China Orders Delta Airlines To Remove Tibet From Country List
After the row over Marriott International’s listing Tibet as a country, China has now ordered the Delta Airlines to remove Tibet from their database that displays it in the countries list. The Chinese authorities has issued warnings to all airlines that operate into Chinese territory to review their databases and remove such ‘illegal’ content from…