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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, according to reports.
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.
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.