China’s new, official Map World service has annoyed the Vietnamese government (press release) because it shows the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands as Chinese territory. Remember, kids: one country’s official boundaries are another country’s diplomatic insult.
Previously: Map World: Online Maps for China.
Vietnam Objects to Map World’s Boundaries first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps on November 8, 2010. Copyright © 2010 Jonathan Crowe. Distributed under a Creative Commons licence.
Post originale: http://www.mcwetboy.net/maproom/2010/11/vietnam_objects.php
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