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Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released a statement on the decision of three major U.S. airlines-American, Delta, and United-to remove references to Taiwan on their websites in order to comply with an ultimatum issued by the Chinese government:

"It's disappointing that American Airlines, Delta, and United complied with this ultimatum, but the Chinese Communist Party's obsession with Taiwan-the only democracy on Chinese soil-is pathetic. These demands are the mark of insecure, impotent leaders who know the future will not belong to them."

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