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Pakistan bars Taiwanese airlines from its airspace in line with One-China policy: report

Pakistan has barred Taiwanese airlines from using its airspace in support of Beijing’s One-China policy , becoming the first country to take such a step, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. “The aviation division follows the One China policy — only mainland China is allowed,” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg News . “We have permitted only Chinese airlines to fly over Pakistan,” he said. Taiwanese carriers began rerouting flights over the weekend, with China Airlines Ltd and Eva Airways