China is preparing to launch a campaign to correct “problematic” cards, which the country, from the point of view of Beijing, is portrayed incorrectly – which is seen as a threat to national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the PRC.
Thirteen municipal departments of Beijing, including the Beijing administration for cyberspace, will begin campaign on checking the “problem” card, demanding that companies involved in the mapping, the publishers of cards and card users, and online providers map services are independently checked and corrected their mistakes. It is reported by English-language Chinese newspaper Global Times.
the Relevant departments will study maps that, from the point of view of Beijing, incorrectly depict the territory of China, endangering national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of or be detrimental to the security and interests of the country. If the circumstances are considered serious, then the appropriate people can be held criminally liable.
the”Problem” cards are those that incorrectly displays territory of China – it is about how the map shows the island of Taiwan, national border on the island of Taiwan, a clear delineation of the island Diaoyutai and Islands in the South China sea.
we will Remind that from-for located in the East China sea, 170 km northeast of Taiwan of the archipelago Diaoyu Islands (or, as it is called in Japan, the Senkaku Islands) a long ongoing territorial dispute between China and Japan (and de facto of the island controlled by the Japanese). Perennial disputes between China and Southeast Asia continues over Islands in the South China sea (Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands).
For many years, China has made a number of high-profile attempts to fix the “wrong”cards.
So that in March 2019 the Chinese customs authorities in Qingdao (Shandong province in the East of the country) seized and destroyed 30 thousand copies is incorrect from the point of view of Chinese authorities, maps of the world.
the Claims were related, in particular, with the designation of Taiwan as a separate country (as you know, China considers the island an inalienable part of its territory) and images of the Sino-Indian border (disputes between the two neighboring powers for the individual border areas (regions of Arunachal Pradesh and Aksaichin) has long been making a dissonance in the relations between Beijing and new Delhi).
in the first half of 2019, the Chinese side demanded that 29 of the 500 largest companies in the world has corrected its online maps, which incorrectly depicted the territory of China
Wrong card has also been seen in films, serials and publications and presentation mA��eriala some foreign companies. Some European and Asian producers even had to apologize for incorrect use of the maps of China.
