World globe not made in China

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Lando

World globe not made in China

Post by Lando »

This makes me hopping made. I bought this world globe on Amazon with over 5000 ratings.

When I got it, I saw that Taiwan wasn't called Taiwan. It was called "Taiwan Tao" and wasn't in the same typeface as the other sovereign nations.

The color for Taiwan was the same as communist China.

It had the "9 dash line" that the People's Republic of China use in all their propaganda to claim disputed territory for themselves.

It claims disputed territories in India for China.

In other words, this is a living, breathing piece of propaganda for Communist China. And Americans are buying this AND leaving it 5-star reviews?

WTF???? Why would a company that looks like it's an American company actively promote this propaganda? And why does Amazon allow it? And why is the American public eating it up?

Am I crazy here? Is it even possible to find an accurate world globe anywhere?
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Re: World globe not made in China

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I did hours and hours of research on this.

The best brand I could find are Replogle Globes. They've been making gloves since 1930, and from what I can tell they've steered clear of obvious China Communist Party propaganda. They make globe for National Geographic, for whatever that's worth anymore.

Here's their site:
https://replogleglobes.com/

Here's the globe I eventually bought, made in the USA:
https://amzn.to/3jrmHwR

They have "outlines" for countries and the color of the outline for Taiwan happens to be the same as the outline for China, but then again many other countries on the globe have yellow outlines as well. This seems to be the way they got around the controversy. The name TAIWAN is written in all caps like other countries, unlike other gloves that write it in lowercase or use nonsense words like "Taiwan Tao". That was good enough for me.

But I agree that it's frightening that the vast, vast majority of globes in households, classrooms, and libraries all have China propaganda on them, and while the CCP is checking every single globe that leaves it borders, Americans are completely oblivious. I'll wager that 90% of them don't know what the difference is between "ROC" and "PRC" or even "Taiwan" and "China", and that ignorance plays into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Spread the word.
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Re: World globe not made in China

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Excellent video here that explains what's going on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBE7I8QIpw4
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Re: World globe not made in China

Post by w8just1min »

Thanks for sharing that video and this information. I honestly had no idea and am glad to be on the lookout for the CCP propaganda now.
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Re: World globe not made in China

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I love my Replogle globe, but after a few years I realized the model I got was too big.

Here's another model that's more appropriate for a kid's room or classroom. It's more affordable as well, at under $60.

https://amzn.to/3Qm60T5

According to the images on Amazon, TAIWAN is spelled in all caps, designating that it's an independent country. They did make the color of Taiwan and China the same, probably to appease consumers in the China market. But I'll take it as a win, especially since it's made in the USA.

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