[ISHMap-List] Maybe Heads of State Shouldn't Give Maps as Presents (D'Anville map of China)

Joel Kovarsky joel at theprimemeridian.com
Thu May 8 14:51:26 CEST 2014


This recently appeared at Time.com: 
http://time.com/46414/angela-merkel-xi-jinping-china-germany-map/ . From 
the article:

"When German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave Chinese President Xi Jinping 
an antique map of his country as a gift during his recent visit to 
Berlin, she couldn’t have known what a stir it would cause..."

Joel Kovarsky




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