Merkel's gift provoked a scandal in China

Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, presented the Chinese President Xi Jinping with the PRC Chairman. The gift immediately provoked a “cartographic scandal,” reports Vesti.Ru.

March 28 Merkel with her husband rendered a top-level reception to the Chinese leader and the First Lady of China. During the meeting in Berlin, both sides exchanged gifts. Xi Jinping presented a set of porcelain vases as a gift, and Merkel presented a card to the PRC Chairman, which was compiled by German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer Johann Matthias Haze in 1740. At the depicted stage of development of the Qing Empire, there are no territories such as: Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Xinjiang, Hainan, Taiwan and Tibet.

Merkel's gift immediately provoked a scandal. Many in China saw a hidden background in Merkel's gift. At the same time, according to Merkel, this is the "first accurate map" of China. China has already accused Merkel of trying to "legitimize the independence movements of Tibet and Xinjiang."

Johann Matthias Haze 1740 card year.

Comments

[Monk]

Merkel should, for a start, study the history of China and the attitude to it (history) of the Chinese themselves, before giving such things.

[Civil]

Thickly pricked a German from our Azat comrade)))

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: Civil

Tolsto pinned a German our Azat comrade

I probably drew the map myself

[kartalovkolya]

The issue of cartography is very serious. Before starting to make friends with China, I would advise Mrs. Merkel to start making friends with her own brains, but what can you get from the former "pioneer - Telmanovka." it's time to change your last name to Frau Durkel!

[StolzSS]

But what could you not, she didn’t fumble at all in geography at all, even Berlin couldn’t find Berlin on a contour map, Secondly, the artist from her was like a choreographer from me)))

[Retx]

It seems that she didn’t prick, but as always screwed up. Typical Western politician.

[mamont5]

Quote: Monk

Merkel should, for a start, study the history of China and the attitude to it (history) of the Chinese themselves, before giving such things.

Yes, Merkel's advisers do not catch mice at all. For what only get paid?

[Aryan]

it would be necessary then to give Angelka a card of the third Reich
but not within the borders of 1941
and within the borders of April 30th, 1945!

[Ross]

The map depicts Tartary of China in the North, as part of the Great Tartary. This once again reminds of who actually belonged to the "Northern Territories", given that Catherine, after the capture of Tartaria, took over the inheritance, adopting the colors of the Imperial flag of Tartary (together with the tricolor of Peter) and the name of the Russian Empire, instead of Muscovy.
PS: And the Ukrainian press used the article as a provocation, replacing the map in their publications and distorting the meaning, adding to the territory of today's Russia to China.

[andrejwz]

Quote: Monk

Merkel should, for a start, study the history of China

Or your own story and hang in your office a map of Europa 1740.

[Alex_good]

what would happen if she was presented with a map of the area controlled by the Reichstag in 45? ... acted ugly ... threatened.

[Gluxar_]

Quote: Monk

Merkel should, for a start, study the history of China and the attitude to it (history) of the Chinese themselves, before giving such things.

In fact, the scandal is bloated out of flies. China is not a static object; it is growing and developing. Sometimes it breaks up. The gift has historical value, but is not politically sound. History just needs to be known, not rewritten.
On the other hand, the Chinese are very "susceptible" to gifts, and if Germany wanted to achieve certain preferences in relations with China, then they could have chosen a gift better. Quite the opposite. There are no consequences, but the relationship would improve.
So this is Germany’s failure.

[Serg 122]

So this is Germany’s failure
Maybe a hint?

[alexng]

A subtle hint of fat circumstances. But I'm afraid that this hint will come to the West sideways. Something strange is happening in the heads of the adversaries - degradation, however.

[cosmos111]

Quote: alexneg

A subtle hint of fat circumstances. But I'm afraid that this hint will come to the West sideways. -

Russia to us, this only benefits, the Chinese are even stronger with us, to the west to make friends !!!

[shyler]

Nuuu, tupyyyyyyyyy)))

[brelok]

not stupid! Too greyhounds - they’ll sit on the fifth point

[Kuvabatake]

Not just sit down, but when they are lowered to this point ...

[vlad0]

It seems like a smart aunt, but lately has been acting like Obama.

[avant-garde]

Quote: vlad0

behaves like Obama.

Is it contagious!!!
In general, it was necessary to roll up this card with a straw and how to spank on a democratic face!

[asar]

Merkel just went overboard! With China it would not be worth "joking" like that!

[Ptah]

Quote: asar

With China it would not be worth "joking" like that!

And with whom can you "joke"? And Germany that, already at the level of Honduras, that they can not even Joke.
Correctly trolled the narrow-eyed nemchur. Iboneh ...
And what about the sensitive Chinese people, now, will turn to the Organization of Certain Nations with a demand to recognize the genocide by the Germans? Bother!
"Hans" will not do such actions without first calculating the consequences!
Thought - and done !. Well done, right! There is no sentiment in politics. Especially in modern.
Let them drool over now ... All the same, their consumer garbage will not be allowed into Europe. Let America be supplied ...
Well, Russia (unfortunately) ....

[Klim2011]

The most "necessary" moment is now Merkel trolling China)))

[Dimych from Vanino]

And I read that this gift raised a wave of patriotism .... there is half the Far East as theirs and Sakhalin. Maybe they later looked closely? I don’t understand anything ... the press however.

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: Dimych from Vanino

And I read that this gift raised a wave of patriotism .... there is half the Far East as theirs and Sakhalin.

You’ll see something like this on any website, in any country. The school will scream from patriotism, but you shouldn’t pay it off. It’s sitting for 10 years and scribbling comments, and you draw conclusions.

[DMB-78]

Quote: Dimych from Vanino

And I read that this gift raised a wave of patriotism ...

but what cards are printed in Ukraine. identity patriotism, etit them ...

[Ptah]

Ha .... And why were the Crimean Tatars added, and the Volga Tatars were shot? And the Bashkirs too ... Or maybe they also want to attach themselves to the "cheerful" Ukraine?

[DMB-78]

Quote: Ptah

Ha .... And why were the Crimean Tatars added, and the Volga Tatars were shot? And the Bashkirs too ... Or maybe they also want to attach themselves to the "cheerful" Ukraine?

this is the great secret of Ukrainian education and redistribution of history

[Ptah]

Very far-sighted from protosvidomikh. Against the background of the unfolding struggle for the Arctic, Ukraine is striving to obtain the status of the ARCTIC POWER. Then they will also require a piece of the shelf.
Kitais want the same. If I were Durchinov, I would also give this card to the "yellow" - let them pee with boiling water upon learning about a new competitor ...

[DMB-78]

Quote: Ptah

Then they will also require a piece of the shelf.

Do you think they know what to do with it?

[Kuvabatake]

And where does Ukraine ??? It is written: "Kievan RUS". There are no such bukoffs

[Artyom]

A very wonderful card! According to it, the entire population was Russian, so it’s not clear that so the hoxlos raged, if they do not consider themselves Russian, then let them at least bring down Poland

[DeOS78RU]

They will open the mouth in the Far East and declare themselves heirs of the Horde ... and there will be half of China and India and much more ... in general, dust will swallow with territorial claims ...

[siberalt]

And what? Very correct map. China silently constantly cuts itself territory.

[Arkan]

Merkel has useless helpers.

[Blackmokona]

I don’t understand the Chinese, the map is historical and old, if Putin is presented with a map of Russia made by an ancient monk, we won’t assume that this is an encroachment on our territories, and why is Sakhalin not ours?

[Denis 60 rus]

megalomania is treated by the muzzle on the table (in another way these IT will not understand asexual)

[morpogr]

Yes, the shortcomings of the German comrades let us down.

[gandalf]

What was that?
- an oversight of German diplomacy?
- a hint to China, what will happen to him if he supports Russia? (wanting and being able are two different things)
- subtle intelligence work?

In diplomacy, nothing is just done ...

[Professor]

Why be surprised? In Chinese schools, children are taught that the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia are originally occupied Chinese lands ... And in private conversations, the Chinese allow themselves something that you will never hear from Americans.

PS

Many Chinese bloggers thank Merkel for the gift and say that it is "more eloquent than a hundred thousand words."

"By the example of the Crimea, Russia has given us a good lesson in how to defend our territories."

"Yes, since those ancient times, the territory of our country has noticeably decreased. During the Qing dynasty, ours was both Mongolia and" Sixty-four villages east of the Amur "(the current territory of the Blagoveshchensky region) and, of course, Haishenwei (the Chinese name for Vladivostok, approx . ed.) ".

"This card, which the Germans gave us, speaks without further ado about who our real enemy is."

"We have happily carried the flag of the struggle against imperialism for almost a hundred years, but in the end it turns out that our land is not being taken over by evil imperialists."

"This card is a real treasure! It is a valuable gift with a deep meaning! Its significance cannot be overestimated, but you cannot speak directly about it, otherwise [censors] will block it."

"This map has everything we should have, especially in the northern part!"

"We were simply told directly that from all countries Russia took most of our lands."

"Let our rulers carefully look at this map and compare it with the current one. How much smaller our country has become! Aren't they ashamed of that?"

[Gall_st]

Map replaced, read the link.
The most curious thing is that in China this news and the map itself underwent an amazing metamorphosis. In many Chinese media, instead of a d'Anville map, a map of the Qing Empire was published at the peak of its greatness, when the territory of China included Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia and a significant part of Siberia. This map was compiled by British cartographer John Dower in 1844, and this is certainly not the map Merkel gave to Xi Jinping. But in Chinese news, this error is not noted and explained.

Source: http://chinababe.ru/delkit/politics/2014/04/02/map/

[ka2]

not a bad attempt, but still - thick!

[zao74]

Wow, the most sensible comment. China has never been and never will be our friend. And the Germans were very timely reminded of this by the Chinese.

[R1a1a]

China ends where the Chinese wall begins, it was built against them.

[Alexandr73]

One hundred pounds, Putin replaced the map (or redrawn)

[demon184]

Merkel, as a former Komsomol member and KGB agent, is doing everything right.

[Name]

1740 year ... map of China and where ..., this is a mystery ... If you pay attention to some representatives of the Chinese blogosphere and the Ukrainian media, they are "on the ears": It turns out that Merkel not only did not take away what is considered primordially Chinese territories, but, on the contrary, "symbolically gave the Chinese Russian lands."

"The damaged phone" issued: "Angela Merkel presented Xi Jinping with the" first accurate map of China "with the territories of Russia on it," Angela Merkel presented "China with a part of Russia" and other similar headlines. In the view of Chinese bloggers and Ukrainian media, the "first map of China" that Angela Merkel allegedly gave Xi Jinping included not only Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Xinjiang, Taiwan and Tibet, but Russian territories, in particular the Far East, Uryanhai Territory (Tyva ), part of Siberia and the South China Sea with all the islands.

see http://www.vestifinance.ru/articles/41335

[Sewer]

And here Merkel actually acted normally! She played it without thinking. for us! We have a strong China, absolutely not needed! If he becomes too strong, he will start to greyhound! And Tibet has the right to independence!

[JoylyRoger]

A map of Ukraine as a gift to all of them, as of gifts from Lenin, Stalin and Khrushchev.

[their]

The historical borders of China is the Great Wall of China. The Chinese know this very well, and Merkel only made herself a laughing stock with such a gift ...

[A1L9E4K9S]

From the beginning, you need to think about what you give, or you can get it on the hill. The East is a delicate matter!

[ya.seliwerstov2013]

They are all poor. Whoever is so much so. Bear just woke up, and they already have a panic. Provocations will not succeed. Each of them will think about their interests.

[Galich Kos]

Here is a card you need to give Merkel, so as not to be forgotten ...

[made13]

Give Merkel a GDR map!

[Voenruk]

Puppet, pawn, karkalyga. Until now, she was more adequate, and as she grabbed the boobs she immediately jumped on her hind legs.

[Alikovo]

The territory right up to the Great Wall of China is the territory of Mongolia, which was occupied by China.

[volcano]

Why did you decide that Merkel lazhanula?
On the contrary, a very accurate step. She seemed to show who the real enemy and occupier for China is.
He is well aware that this card will pop up in the media.
And it is not without reason that he hopes that Chinese society will become more active in Russophobia.
So she planted a pig for us, not the Chinese.
And the only goal is to throw a stone in the garden of the Russian-Chinese partnership.

[Name]

Quote: volkan

- throw a stone in the garden of the Russian-Chinese partnership.

I believe that the task of strengthening trade, economic and political ties between the EU and Russia ...

[volcano]

Quote: name

Quote: volkan

- throw a stone in the garden of the Russian-Chinese partnership.

I believe that the task of strengthening trade, economic and political ties between the EU and Russia ...

I think that in order to strengthen the ties you named, the EU would have to send the United States to hell.
And so this is some kind of absurdity theater. EU masochists. They make things worse for themselves. And on purpose. I don’t think they are all stupid there. But I just can’t understand why to voluntarily drive myself into bondage. Having the potential equal to the USA, and possibly more powerful, the EU behaves like a slave colony. It’s not clear to me. It’s more clear, BUT what kind of leverage the United States has, so that, in principle, the self-sufficient and certainly powerful people of Europe lay under the United States, and even did so.
After all, it’s clear to the last homeless person of Paris that strengthening relations with Russia is the key to stability and security on the continent.
little of. the military-political union of continental Europe together with Russia is able to smash along the wall any alliances that arise both on planet Earth and in the solar system.
And the worst thing is that we see an obstacle from the United States and talk about it. and resist. But the EU also sees, but is silent and dances to the tune of an overseas puppeteer.
PARADOX.

[Blackmokona]

They do not behave like a slave colony, just the EU, the USA and a number of countries, these are Western countries that have one culture, one form of government, the same interests and so on and so on. They are one, even if there are disagreements and abuse between any close relatives.

[Ruswolf]

Well, these Germans are okay illiterate!
But his:

Sakhalin authorities seize anti-Russian textbooks
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, December 20 2005
Textbooks with a map of Russia without the Kuril Islands and the Kaliningrad region are being withdrawn from the funds of Sakhalin school libraries, Russkaya Liniya reports with reference to the Kommersant newspaper. The Sakhalin Oblast leadership came to the decision on the need to get rid of such "teaching aids" independently, without waiting for an intelligible answer from the central government.
.................
Viktor Bolotov of the Federal Service for the Supervision of Education said that the claims of the Sakhalin authorities ... are groundless. It turns out that a textbook that gives deliberately false information about the territory of Russia "does not discriminate against Russian statehood in any way," Kommersant quotes Bolotov as saying, "since" the map of Russia on the cover is shown schematically "...

[propolsky]

Shitty Angela taught geography at school, such a fly! It would be better to draw the excess with colored pencils as in childhood on a contour map, albeit historically wretched, but at least lick China ...

[gland]

The West is now a priority, to bleed us with China! since the bench, the bench ... And we must unite with him so as not to prove that their white, this is black indeed! There is no need to prove anything with China! Let the West tear his ass! Combined power will be a guarantee for many countries in bondage in the west! Will give many hope for a peaceful life and the strengthening of stability!

[Warlock_r]

In my opinion, this gift was paid by our special services. :))))

[leon17]

She needs from Russia to present a map of the GDR and the FRG so that she does not forget! )

[kartalovkolya]

Comrade Xi appreciated the gift! And as for her studies, she, as a pioneer activist, had no time to learn History and Geography! This is another example of the degradation of the Western political elite. Against this background, the figure of the most powerful politician Vladimir Putin looks even more frightening for the West - here is the answer to all their "grave" problems that they "hit" from despair!

[zhang]

雍正, pinyin yōngzhèng, own name Yinzhen, China. 胤 禛, December 13, 1678 - October 8, 1735), the fifth Qing emperor (from 1722 to 1735).

[Galich Kos]

Quote: Voenruk

she was more adequate

Showed her true face)))

[DMB-78]

Quote: Galich Kos

Showed her true face)))

and got them a table

[Ruswolf]

By the way to the map of Russia without Kaliningrad and the Kuril Islands! In 2013, the Interregional Center for Labor Protection did not even bother to draw Sakhalin!
Although on advertising (on the right) they write: competence, accuracy, quality
So judging by this, labor protection does not apply to Kaliningrad, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands

[mountain]

Now we know Merkel’s preferences and give her a map of the USSR.

[Bobxnumx]

Interestingly, the Germans themselves thought to put a pig, or did the Americans suggest? The Chinese are not vindictive, they are just evil, and they have a good memory. With their eastern worldview, they will remember this for a long time.

[mackonya]

What can I say, the gift was not politically correct. All the same, you need to consider all factors before giving such gifts.

[Rusin Dima]

This reminded me of an episode of the information war in 2008 when American zhurnalugi live showed the Ossetian girl and aunt too lazy to even clarify that Kakoyeva is certainly not a Georgian surname

[LIS 25]

Well, not surprisingly, she is friends with the Americans, but she doesn’t. with whom you will lead, from that you will be typed. well stupid, as our satirist speak.

[dzau]

Quote: professor

Why be surprised? In Chinese schools, children are taught that the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia are originally occupied Chinese lands ... And in private conversations, the Chinese allow themselves something that you will never hear from Americans.

PS

Many Chinese bloggers thank Merkel for the gift and say that it is "more eloquent than a hundred thousand words."

"By the example of the Crimea, Russia has given us a good lesson in how to defend our territories."

"Yes, since those ancient times, the territory of our country has noticeably decreased. During the Qing dynasty, ours was both Mongolia and" Sixty-four villages east of the Amur "(the current territory of the Blagoveshchensky region) and, of course, Haishenwei (the Chinese name for Vladivostok, approx . ed.) ".

"This card, which the Germans gave us, speaks without further ado about who our real enemy is."

"We have happily carried the flag of the struggle against imperialism for almost a hundred years, but in the end it turns out that our land is not being taken over by evil imperialists."

"This card is a real treasure! It is a valuable gift with a deep meaning! Its significance cannot be overestimated, but you cannot speak directly about it, otherwise [censors] will block it."

"This map has everything we should have, especially in the northern part!"

"We were simply told directly that from all countries Russia took most of our lands."

"Let our rulers carefully look at this map and compare it with the current one. How much smaller our country has become! Aren't they ashamed of that?"

The source indicate where it was translated, please.

Otherwise, it may look like this:

Epic fake about how Merkel shared Russia with China
http://www.odnako.org/blogs/infovoyna-epicheskiy-feyk-o-tom-kak-merkel-delila-ro
ssiyu-s-kitaem /

[mariya]

All this "delicate matter" ...
I think it will not be superfluous to have such an educational program (from dzau): http://www.odnako.org/blogs/infovoyna-epicheskiy-feyk-o-tom-kak-merkel-delila-ro
ssiyu-s-kitaem /

[Mainbeam]

A closer look reveals an amazing thing - on the map there are not only no Russian territories, but also Tibet, Xinjiang, Manchuria and Inner Mongolia. Moreover: even Taiwan and Hainan are shown in a different color scheme.

Thus, Merkel's gift takes on a completely different meaning. And this meaning is offensive not for us, but for China. Apparently, this is precisely why the state-owned Chinese media did not publish the map itself so as not to disturb fellow citizens.

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[kelevra]

Fool, completely out of her mind! Hint that China did not exist before! Although human civilization came precisely from China and India!

[Cristall]

Well, yes ... If we all measure the historical boundaries of a certain year it will be cool.
Spain can claim half the world - Portugal ... Mongolia .. yes and others ..
The current borders are then fixed in the treaties of the last century. The second half.

[gammipapa]

Yes, Merkel’s gift isn’t in trade. I think at the next visit I will give her a small model of our governor as a guarantee of friendship and good neighborliness.