Australian airline urged to honor one-China policy

Companies operating in China must respect and uphold the one-China policy, which is the most basic requirement of them, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday.

Hua made the remark after Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop referred on Tuesday to China's request to Qantas Airways as "political pressure".

On Monday, the Australian airline said it would comply with China's request to remove references on its websites and other material that suggest Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are countries independent of China.