TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's post office and petroleum companies formally dropped China from their names on Monday, despite a rebuke from the United States, which sees the move as potentially upsetting the island's status quo with China.
The changes, made without legislative debate, were designed to end confusion between Taiwan and Chinese firms, said Cheng Wen-tsang, a spokesman for the cabinet appointed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which leans towards independence for the island.