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Originally Posted by OhOh
Let me say firstly. I am assuming that the maps as illustrated in the article are genuine. My local Thai library unfortunately only has the 2005 Beano Book of Brown Lands on it's shelf.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrG
The person, allegedly, bringing this to our attention certainly has a Chines looking name. I will give you that. Whether he ever sat foot in China is not stated, whether he was born and raised/attended Ameristani schools/universities is not stated. Whether he is a red spy lurking at an Ameristani University all these years just to raise a point in a Chinese newspaper is not stated.
What is crystal clear that an Ameristani publisher of books throughout the world, has produced an atlas of the world which indicates, nothing stronger than that, that some of it's atlas buyers believe certain islands in the SCS have Chinese "connections". They are not the world authority.
One could presume either the publisher is sloppy and copied the first map he could find. Or one could assume the publisher, being an exceptional publisher, situated in an exceptional country, with exceptional access to the truth, checked the facts prior to publishing an Atlas.
Further in the article there are "claims" that this atlas has been "revised" over time 1992, 1994 and 1999. One assumes the exceptional publisher used the most "correct" geographical names and locations. Who defines the "correct" names and locations is probably not the Chinese government. More likely a government official closer to home who just happens to be exceptionally inaccurate but bends to any political wind that is blowing.
Many people only buy one atlas in their lifetime, many people use an atlas as a factual book and many libraries use the NON-FICTION area to place their atlases.
But please, don't let facts cast a shadow on your prejudices or the blaze of headlines through the MSM.