The dispute over international organisations referring to Taiwan as Chinese has moved from wild bird conservation to climate change, after a global alliance of mayors began listing Taiwanese cities as belonging to
China on its website.
China has ramped up pressure on international groups and companies to refer to
Democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as being part of China, to the anger of Taiwan's government and many of its people.
This month a Taiwan bird conservation body said it had been expelled from a partnership with a British-based wildlife charity after it demanded the Taiwan group change its name and sign documents stating it did not support Taiwan's independence.