{"id":55769,"date":"2015-07-14T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=55769"},"modified":"2025-01-19T11:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T16:14:44","slug":"google-maps-removes-chinese-name-on-disputed-shoal-retains-international-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/14\/google-maps-removes-chinese-name-on-disputed-shoal-retains-international-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps removes Chinese name on disputed shoal, retains international name"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1558\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Google_2013.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1558\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Google_2013.png\" alt=\"Google logo\" width=\"538\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Google_2013.png 538w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Google_2013-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013 Google listened to the outcry of about 2,000 petitioners urging the Internet giant to remove the Chinese name for the disputed Scarborough Shoal in its map service.<\/p>\n<p>Prior the change, Scarborough Shoal was identified as part of the Zhongsha island chain within Chinese territory.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ivermectin online <a href=\"https:\/\/cdhc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/ivermectin.html\">https:\/\/cdhc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/ivermectin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Filipinos then began an online petition, asking Google to remove the Chinese label.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy strattera online <a href=\"https:\/\/cdhc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/strattera.html\">https:\/\/cdhc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/strattera.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina\u2019s sweeping claim of (the) South China Sea under their nine-dash line purportedly historical boundary is illegal and is creating tension among nations,\u201d the Change.org petition read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoogle maps showing this is part of Zhongsha island chain gives credence to what is plainly a territory grab that peace loving nations should stand against,\u201d the petition continued.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ozempic online <a href=\"https:\/\/cdhc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/ozempic.html\">https:\/\/cdhc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/ozempic.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Google then quickly responded to the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve updated Google Maps to fix the issue. 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