Yêu cầu National Geographic dẹp chữ "China" bên cạnh chữ "Paracel Islands" |
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Thứ Bảy, 13 Tháng 3 Năm 2010 13:25 | ||
Mới đây nhiều hội đoàn người Việt Quốc Gia tại hải ngoại đã lên tiếng phản đối việc National Geography Society có đăng bản đồ thế giới trực tuyến, trong đó quần đảo đang tranh chấp Hoàng Sa có chữ “China”.
Quỹ Nguyễn Thái Học (Nguyễn Thái Học Foundation) đã viết thỉnh nguyện thư yêu cầu gỡ xuống. Đây là nội dung bức thư, xin tạm dịch:
March 10, 2010 Ref: The petition for removal of the label “China” at the Paracel Islands on NGS’s online world map Dear Mr. Jones: We are writing this letter concerning the label “China” at the disputed Paracel Islands on the online world map edition published by the National Geographic Society. (*) The fact is that the islands located in the South China Sea have never been recognized as part of Chinese territory by the international community. In this letter, we do not have any ambition to convince you the Paracel Islands belong to a specific country. Instead, we are requesting you to review the current status of the islands based on reliable, third-party source for correctly labeling the islands on your map. The sovereignty disputes over the islands remain unresolved for nearly a century. Over the years, the United Nations have also received many complaints from Vietnam and China regarding these features. In fact, the latest submissions to the United Nations from these countries happened in May 2009. The United Nations have classified the Paracel Islands as “the disputed islands” and have never confirmed them belong to neither country. It is no doubt that the National Geographic Society is a trusted and reliable source of important information for many people around the globe, including researchers and young students. Therefore, in preventing the public from being misled, we call upon you to immediately review and change the label based on the true status of the Paracel Islands to reflect both the point of view of the international community as well as the neutral point of view policy of the National Geographic Society. Thank you.
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