Originally Posted by
drvannostren
I would generally agree with you, but then why the need for multiple threads on the topic, and why does AA insist so much that the middle name is present?
As long as you are not a Chinese with a two-part Chinese name as your first name then you should be fine.
Last Name: Chan
First Name: Tai Man (where "Man" see seen by Westerners as a middle name when in fact for a Chinese person both "Tai" and "Man" form part of the first name).
If only CHAN/TAI on ticket, then Chinese agents will be more strict.