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Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by logicchains »

teekert wrote: post #3

I don't understand this. China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know. Why would this happen? I'm not very knowledgeable in this subject but it looks to me like some mistake or bug? Or just "when a country's name is displayed at when zoom level compared to the size and shape of said country"?

>China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know.

China is very anti-Israel, the government has condemned Israel and called for a two-state solution. And the online discourse there is extremely anti-Semitic, the Chinese version of Twitter (Weibo) is basically Gab.

https://www.voanews.com/amp/antisemitic-comments-flood-china...

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by coldtea »

krislei wrote: post #9
teekert wrote: post #3

I don't understand this. China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know. Why would this happen? I'm not very knowledgeable in this subject but it looks to me like some mistake or bug? Or just "when a country's name is displayed at when zoom level compared to the size and shape of said country"?

It's not about religion anymore. It's Russia, Iran, China and friends against all democracies.

That's the "lip-service to democracy" line from privileged (all the way to neo-colonial) powers.

It's more like a handful of privileged countries behaving as if they own the world, and their client states (who the first have no problem if they're theocratic or dictatorships or brutal far right as long as they are their allies), against the developing world and any country with claims to sovereignity.

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by sofixa »

teekert wrote: post #10
sofixa wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't have to be pro-Muslim to disagree with Israel's genocide or anti-Miuslim to disagree with Hamas' terrorist acts. Also, it could easily be just opting to not display any disputed borders, which Israel has multiple of (Gaza, West Bank, Golan).

With "not exactly pro-muslim" I mean they have their own share of anti-muslim history and this does not rhyme with that. As said, I'm not knowledgeable on the subject but would like to learn.

Yeah, but disagreeing with another country's genocide against Muslims doesn't mean they will disagree with their own. Geopolitics is often hypocritical (see US getting pissed the Soviet Union deployed ICBMs in Cuba while they have theirs in Turkey; or US collaborating with the ICC to help the investigation against Russian war crimes in Ukraine, while sanctioning ICC prosecutors when they try to investigate American war crimes in Afghanistan; China being friendly and investing in many Muslim-majority or Islamic countries while genociding their own Muslims).

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by RcouF1uZ4gsC »

teekert wrote: post #3

I don't understand this. China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know. Why would this happen? I'm not very knowledgeable in this subject but it looks to me like some mistake or bug? Or just "when a country's name is displayed at when zoom level compared to the size and shape of said country"?

> China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know.

A lot of countries use the Israel-Palestinian issue as a distraction from their own abuses of their Muslim populations.

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by master_crab »

krislei wrote: post #9
teekert wrote: post #3

I don't understand this. China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know. Why would this happen? I'm not very knowledgeable in this subject but it looks to me like some mistake or bug? Or just "when a country's name is displayed at when zoom level compared to the size and shape of said country"?

It's not about religion anymore. It's Russia, Iran, China and friends against all democracies.

That’s a bit reductive. Brazil has great relations with all of these countries.

Sounds more like great power rivalry.

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by badcppdev »

I think there's a big chance it's a bug. Small chance it's a political motivated 'sabotage' from someone low down in the hierarchy. Super low chance it's a political statement from the company management.

A funny thing I just noted that could lead to this behaviour is that if you wanted to place the label for Israel at the centre of Israel then I think it would be in Palestine.

I'm not 100% sure because Google Maps doesn't show a label for Palestine.

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by WhereIsTheTruth »

krislei wrote: post #9
teekert wrote: post #3

I don't understand this. China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know. Why would this happen? I'm not very knowledgeable in this subject but it looks to me like some mistake or bug? Or just "when a country's name is displayed at when zoom level compared to the size and shape of said country"?

It's not about religion anymore. It's Russia, Iran, China and friends against all democracies.

You should include Israel and Hamas in that list if you value morality, Israel chose to act like Russia in worse, Hamas chose to fully embrace their terrorist role instead of advocating for peace

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by timeon »

coldtea wrote: post #12
krislei wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not about religion anymore. It's Russia, Iran, China and friends against all democracies.

That's the "lip-service to democracy" line from privileged (all the way to neo-colonial) powers. It's more like a handful of privileged countries behaving as if they own the world, and their client states (who the first have no problem if they're theocratic or dictatorships or brutal far right as long as they are their allies), against the developing world and any country with claims to sovereignity.

I wonder where would you put countries like Norway or Poland.

Re: Israel was removed from Baidu Maps earlier today

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Post by thriftwy »

krislei wrote: post #9
teekert wrote: post #3

I don't understand this. China is not exactly pro-muslim as we all know. Why would this happen? I'm not very knowledgeable in this subject but it looks to me like some mistake or bug? Or just "when a country's name is displayed at when zoom level compared to the size and shape of said country"?

It's not about religion anymore. It's Russia, Iran, China and friends against all democracies.

Russia has (had?) good relations with Israel, despite a large number of differences with it.

Then again, Russia would definitely benefit from the conflict if it heats up further.

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