• “There is only one China in the world.”

All foreign companies doing business in China must purge any references to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan that imply they are independent of China, the country’s foreign ministry decreed.

The directive was first given to airlines. After the U.S. objected (an official called it “Orwellian nonsense”), China said all foreign companies would have to comply. Above, a youth group in Hong Kong on Friday conducted a Chinese-style military march.

The friction adds to deepening U.S.-China tensions. Talks in Beijing last week ended with no agreement on averting a possible trade war.