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In a significant move, Chinese companies have edited digital maps, removing references to 'Israel' as President Xi expresses support for Palestine. This action highlights the intersection of geopolitics, shaping the way global issues are represented online.    #china #xijinping #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #palestine #israelpalestine #oneindianews                 ~HT.178~ED.101~GR.125~

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00:00 Leading Chinese tech giant, Alibaba and Baidu have made a notable change to their online

00:06 digital maps.

00:08 They have removed Israel's official name from their maps, a decision that has raised eyebrows.

00:14 The move comes as the Chinese internet is getting inundated with anti-Semitism following

00:18 the war between the Jewish country and the terror outfit Hamas.

00:23 The initial report from the Wall Street Journal on Monday unveiled that Baidu and Alibaba

00:28 had removed all direct references to Israel in their digital maps.

00:32 The report said, "Baidu's Chinese-language online maps demarcate the internationally

00:37 recognized borders of Israel as well as the Palestinian territories plus key cities, but

00:43 don't clearly identify the country by name."

00:45 Interestingly, even countries as small as Luxembourg retained their complete names on

00:51 these maps, yet Israel's name was notably absent.

00:55 The Chinese companies behind this change have not explained the decision thus far.

01:00 In the past month, the Chinese internet, under the strict watch of the Chinese Communist

01:06 Party, has witnessed a surge in anti-Semitism.

01:08 Notably, a prominent Chinese nationalist commentator's comment on a platform similar to Weibo garnered

01:15 significant attention.

01:17 In the comment, the commentator cautioned the West against pushing others into a corner,

01:22 emphasizing the need for diplomatic caution in international relations.

01:26 The commentator wrote, "In the past, Germany persecuted you.

01:30 Now you persecute Palestinians.

01:33 In the world, do not force others to corner because you'd only be digging your own grave."

01:38 Another commentator in a Weibo post with over 2,000 likes said, "Jews always talk about

01:44 how badly they were treated during World War II and throughout history.

01:48 But you can't ask why.

01:50 Otherwise, you are called a racist or that you envy their money."

01:54 Chinese media has not held back in criticizing the United States, claiming that it has taken

02:00 a stance that aligns with the "wrong side of history" regarding the situation in Gaza.

02:06 In a notable move, Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his firm support for Palestine,

02:11 further highlighting the complexities and global implications surrounding this matter.

02:16 He said, "It is not possible to continue the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinians,"

02:22 the Chinese president said at the opening of the Riyadh Gulf Chinese Summit for Cooperation

02:27 and Development in Saudi Arabia.

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