Taiwan's government has condemned a proposal by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences that 66 foreign companies who have failed to label Taiwan as part of China's territory on their websites should be punished, saying the move demonstrates Beijing's "evil intent" to downgrade the nation's sovereignty. China considers Taiwan as part of China, despite decades of separation following the rise of Communism on the mainland.
In its 2018 annul report, the research institute in China noted that 66 of the world's top 500 companies in 2017 list Taiwan as "Taiwan" instead of "Taiwan, China." Companies the institute suggested be punished include Apple, Nike, and Amazon. Taiwan's foreign ministry called the threat "bullying," and an effort to "blatantly interfere with private-sector commercial activities and international business operations with political means" to suppress Taiwan's status in the world community.
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