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Subject: FW: [Maphist] China and maps
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:51:34 +0100
From: Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
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As this relates to contemporary mapping it might be of interest to the
above discussion lists, rather than to 'MapHist', thus forwarded herewith.
Francis Herbert
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This is the story,
http://news.aol.co.uk/article.adp?id=20060830062809990009
China threatened by foreign mapmakers
* *
- Search: Communism in China
<http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/web?query=china%27s%20communist%20goverment&isinit=true&restrict=wholeweb&invocationType=dayuk_news>
*China will tighten controls on foreign mapmakers, who the government
says are illegally surveying its territory and endangering national
security.*
Foreign researchers will need government permission to engage in
surveying and must accept official supervision, the Xinhua News Agency
said, citing the State Bureau of Survey and Mapping.
"The number of foreigners conducting surveying and mapping in China is
on the rise and many field projects have been carried out illegally,
which have threatened the security of the country," Xinhua said.
"Foreigners who illegally survey, gather and publish geographical
information on China will be severely punished."
The communist government has eased controls on travel in recent years,
but still regards maps as sensitive secrets.
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Two Japanese researchers were fined and deported this year for
collecting co-ordinates of an airport and water facilities in China's
north-west, Xinhua said.
It said the government feared the information could have a military use.
Hillary Shaw, Southampton
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Sent: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 1.33PM
Subject: Re: [Maphist] China and maps
Could you give us the URL address? Thank you very much.
Philippe
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Philippe Forêt, Ph.D.
Researcher, Institute of Cartography
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Zurich, Switzerland
www.karto.ethz.ch <http://www.karto.ethz.ch>
Gerda Henkel Foundation Fellow
www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de <http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de>
P. Forêt, ETH Zurich, HIL G 24.3
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 15, CH-8093 Zürich (work)
P. Forêt, Feuerweg 16, CH-8046 Zürich (home)
+41 1 311 2757 (direct) â [log in to unmask] <mailto:pforet%40bluewin.ch>
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Le 30 août 06, à 14:28, [log in to unmask] <mailto:hillshaw%40aol.com> a
écrit :
> News item on aol.co.uk at present, China is concerned about non >
Chinese making maps of its territory, threat to 'national security'. >
Ooops, I just looked at Beijing on Google Earth, here come the Chinese >
security forces.
>
> (Maybe not as bad as Iran, where in 1998 the tour guide took us to an
> ancient fort next to a modern army base. We could look but most felt
> uncomfortable taking photos of the ruins as we were being stared at
by > quite a few soldiers from next door)
>
> Hillary Shaw, Southampton
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