Which logically makes sense. AMS - MNL (and back) has always flown through Hong Kong airspace but at

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So two weeks ago, I finally came home to the Philippines from Poland. And while I was on the flight home, I noticed that the initial leg of my flight to MNL , AMS - TPE , was routed to fly over Hong Kong, the same way Taiwanese airlines used to fly to mainland China before direct cross-Strait flights universal hotels orlando were introduced just a few years ago. The flight flew through Xinjiang and central China, exited through Hong Kong, then headed east towards TPE .
With the big fuss about KL 803/804 (the nonstop universal hotels orlando AMS - MNL flight) becoming one-stop, I was under the impression that when KLM was given permission to fly over China, it would do so (flying to TPE ) via the shortest possible route. But the question still stands: why does KLM need to fly over Hong Kong in order to get to Taipei, when there are shorter alternatives? Maybe the collective wisdom of A.Net can help me here.
As part of easing the restrictions on cross-strait ( PRC to ROC ) flights, the first step was allowing flights to transit via Hong Kong airspace. Only later was that restriction removed. Perhaps it still (has always?) applies for foreign carriers to/from TPE ?
I also presume some of the cross-strait areas are highly military sensitive zones and commercial universal hotels orlando planes possibly have to apply for special rights to operate the flight over those areas. For Taipei to Hong Kong, the plane always headed towards Makung Islands and than turned west into Hong Kong... same with all North American to Hong Kong traffic... that cross strait areas seem highly sensitive and most commercial planes just avoid them if they can.
But KLM always fly via Hong Kong airspace for the nonstop AMS to TPE flight... universal hotels orlando even when they are flying nonstop to MNL , the flights often fly via Hong Kong airspace... indeed most of the Middle East to Manila flights also fly via Hong Kong airspace especially towards eastbound towards Manila.
But KLM always universal hotels orlando fly via Hong Kong airspace for the nonstop AMS to TPE flight... even when they are flying nonstop to MNL , the flights often fly via Hong Kong airspace... indeed most of the Middle East to Manila flights also fly via Hong Kong airspace especially towards eastbound towards Manila.
Quoting Carfield ( Reply 3 ): But KLM always fly via Hong Kong airspace for the nonstop AMS to TPE flight... even when they are flying nonstop to MNL , the flights often fly via Hong Kong airspace... indeed most of the Middle East to Manila flights also fly via Hong Kong airspace especially towards eastbound towards Manila.
Which logically makes sense. AMS - MNL (and back) has always flown through Hong Kong airspace but at least proceeds to fly to its destination in a relatively neat arc, whereas on AMS - TPE , I thought we were going to land in HKG or something (or i thought I was on the AMS - HKG flight) before the plane headed east towards Taiwan.
I said the flight flew through Xinjiang and central China before exiting through Hong Kong, so yes, it overflew China. But if AMS - MNL is doable while avoiding China (it happened once, when I flew KL 804 to AMS sometime universal hotels orlando last year), universal hotels orlando then AMS - TPE could also do the same.
The Hong Kong to Europe flights route due west from Hong Kong, turning right at Changsha, overflying Chengdu / Chongqing and Lanzhou, turning left, and heading universal hotels orlando towards universal hotels orlando Urumqi before exiting china. This is not the most direct, universal hotels orlando but seems to be the routing of late. Perhaps it is avoiding the chaos that is the central chinese airspace.
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