Borders, re-drawn by Google

Borders, re-drawn by Google

It is quite normal of businesses to have different strategies for different regions but there are some things which should not be hurt just because of the business interests. And I think it is a pity that somebody has to remind a company like Google about that.

Google Maps, in it’s English version, has marked India’s borders with China as disputed area. However, Google Ditu, the Chinese localized version of Google Maps, has portrayed Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of India as part of China. Google Ditu also shows Taiwan and the South China Sea Islands as part of China. This is quite a big insult to the Indian nation and it’s people and I think there has to be a wide spread protest against this.

Google Maps screenshot

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Google Ditu screenshot

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(Thanks to Aravind for the info)

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6 Responses to “Borders, re-drawn by Google”

  • Eifle Says:

    Forget Google-X, Google-Y…Jo.

    Who cares about all this ! How many politicians even know about all this? How many people living in those areas or elsewhere care if they belong to China or India ! How many know about all this?

    Who cares about the armed forces that die on the borders.

  • Jo Says:

    I think borders do affect the lives of people living in those areas because every country’s policies/strategies on governance vary and it has a direct affect on their lives.

  • jayswami Says:

    indians dont care a f*** about the northeast. in fact they are very racist towards people from the north east, and call them chinkiees.
    this patriotism is a bullshit concept.. i fully support google on this

    indians are a**holes
    chinese are a**holes

    they just dont want a**holes from erupting so they r keep them happy

  • Manjith Says:

    Google might have copied this idea from Late EMS ;)

    India Indiayudethennum China Chinayudethennum parayunna pradesangal

  • E Pradeep Says:

    For all Google’s commitment to free speech, when it comes to China, have’nt they sacrificed their commitment for business interests? No wonder, many Google searches in China do not provide information on Tianamen and other incidents.

  • Dhanush Says:

    As far as I have known and read , Google has quite compromised on their motto Do No Evil for China. China allowed Google to be on the Web only after putting in lots of clauses. This might be one of them.

    @Manjith – I was just about to make the same comment :)

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