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01.30.18Taiwan Retaliates Against Chinese Airlines, Hampering Lunar New Year Travel
New York Times
Tens of thousands of Taiwanese working in China are at risk of being unable to return home for the Lunar New Year in mid-February as a result of an escalating battle over airspace in the Taiwan Strait.
Caixin Media
06.27.17
Is China Building Too Many Airports?
Over the next three years, local authorities in China are planning to build more than 900 airports for general aviation—the segment of the industry that includes crop dusting and tourism. The figure is nearly double the central government’s goal of...
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04.20.17United Airlines CEO to Visit China after Dragged Passenger Incident
China Daily
Facing a backlash over an incident this month involving an Asian-American passenger, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is planning a visit to China.
The China Africa Project
02.03.17
Chinese Tourism to Africa Is Up, but Travel Companies Are Wary
Africa is becoming an increasingly popular holiday destination among adventure-seeking Chinese tourists. The number of visitors who went to Africa in 2016 was up sharply due to looser visa restrictions and new direct flights between China and...
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12.30.16China Builds Out the Air as Frustrations Mount Below
New York Times
An angry mob ransacks a terminal. A frustrated passenger tries to leave the plane while it taxis. China's air travel system isn't working.
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12.20.16China Chokes on Smog So Bad that Planes Can't Land
USA Today
Major cities across northern China choked Monday under a blanket of smog so thick that industries were ordered shut down and air and ground traffic was disrupted
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06.21.16China’s New Y-20 Is The Largest Military Aircraft In Production
Popular Mechanics
With the codename “Kunpeng,” and the nickname “Chubby Girl,” this aircraft is set to fly with supplies, tanks, and troops....
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06.01.16United Flies Further Into China
Wall Street Journal
Direct flights into second-tier cities from the U.S. is made possible because the U.S.-China air treaty doesn’t include as many limits on the number of flights to secondary cities.
Depth of Field
04.03.16
Meet ‘Depth of Field’: The Month’s Best Chinese Photojournalism
from Yuanjin Photo
Welcome to ChinaFile’s inaugural “Depth of Field” column. In collaboration with Yuanjin Photo, an independent photo blog published by photographers Yan Cong and Ye Ming on the Chinese social media platform WeChat, we will highlight new and...
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08.13.15U.S.-China Aviation Talks Hit Stumbling Block on Airport Access
Reuters
In May talks China offered to permit more flights to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and lower caps for other domestic cities.
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02.25.1539 Hours Inside The Biggest Human Migration On Earth
Huffington Post
China's Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's rolled into one, the holiday unfolds on an entirely different scale.
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12.15.14
China, Russia Near Deal for Wide-Body Aircraft
Russian and Chinese aircraft manufacturers are preparing to cooperate to help China meet soaring demand for new jumbo jets without kowtowing to industry heavyweights Airbus and Boeing.Aviation industry officials on the sidelines of the recent Zhuhai...
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12.04.13China’s ADIZ and the Implications for North East Asia
International Crisis Group
China’s recent declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea has stimulated much debate and concern and interpretations have varied widely. The Chinese government has asserted that the ADIZ is in accordance with...
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07.25.13China's Spring Air to Be First Budget Carrier on China-Taiwan Route
Wall Street Journal
Spring Air, China's biggest low-cost carrier, will begin flights between Shanghai and the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung in August, with Shanghai-Taipei service starting before year's end, Chairman Wang Zhenghua said Tuesday...
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03.08.13Rage, Smelly Socks and Stolen Wine in China’s Skies
Bloomberg
A look at the recent high volume of unruly behavior from flight passengers, and how it reflects on the “national character" of the Chinese people.
Environment
10.16.12
Chinese Boycott Airline China Southern After Mysterious Death of Dog
from chinadialogue
On the morning of October 10, a high-profile lawsuit against China Southern, one of China’s “big three” airlines, opened at Chaoyang People’s Court in Beijing. The plaintiffs? Zhao Nan and Chen Lei, a couple from Tianjin, north China, who blame the...