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China is known to be a stickler when it comes to maps, but the online maps provided by two leading Chinese web platforms triggered a row after they failed to show the country name Israel.

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The country name

The country name "Israel" does not appear on online maps on the Chinese search engine Baidu or the Alibaba-backed maps app Amap, though surrounding countries' names are clearly shown.

Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing has clarified that Israel remains marked on official maps issued by Chinese authorities after questions emerged over why the country’s name was not visible on

Beijing has clarified that Israel remains marked on official maps issued by Chinese authorities after questions emerged over why the country’s name was not visible on online maps provided by two major Chinese companies.

Social media users in China had pointed out this week that Israel was not explicitly demarcated on Baidu and Alibaba’s online digital maps.

Chinese tech companies Alibaba and Baidu have dropped Israel's official name from their digital maps, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Omission branded a ‘a major provocation from China’

Chinese tech companies Alibaba and Baidu have dropped Israel's official name from their digital maps, The Wall Street Journal reported.