Incorrect Sovereignty Mapping of Paracel and Spratly Islands
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Hello Windy Team,
I am writing to report a serious data error regarding the geographical names and sovereignty display on the map background used by Windy.
Currently, the Paracel Islands (Hoàng Sa) and Spratly Islands (Trường Sa) are being displayed with incorrect names or political boundaries. Under international law and historical evidence, these two archipelagos strictly belong to Vietnam's sovereignty.
Using inaccurate data from unverified open sources not only violates Vietnam's territorial integrity but also causes deep frustration among the Vietnamese user community.
Please filter your map source or implement localized boundary layers to ensure the names "Hoàng Sa" (Paracel Islands) and "Trường Sa" (Spratly Islands) are displayed correctly according to Vietnamese law when accessed from our region.
Thank you!
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@Luong-Dinh-3 Hello, you are right about this and we will fix the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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@Suty Why does Windy get involved in interstate territorial‑boundary disputes? Now it has been banned in China, and it is ordinary end‑users who end up suffering. Couldn’t it just focus on doing its own job? It is truly heartbreaking.
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@Lemona302 We want to be completely apolitical app that focuses on weather forecast services and related tools, however, if we display something in one way, the second side usually have a problem with this state. Many map apps offer multiple visuals of their maps, so they offer the "right" map for everyone, however, we are not the map app and the map is not our main product and target.
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@Suty 看到你的回复评论让我很失望南沙群岛和西沙群岛自古以来就是中国的领土。1.最早发现、命名、持续开发管理：早在汉代起我国就有相关记载，历代代水师持续巡护管辖；元代郭守敬曾在西沙开展天文测量；明清大量官方文献，地图明确记载南海诸岛。
2.二战后正式收复：二战结束，中国政府依法收回被日本侵占的南海诸岛，1947年公布《南海诸岛位置图》（含十段线，即如今九段线前身），向国际社会公示主权。
3.法理基础：1958年《领海声明》、《中华人民共和国领海及毗连区法》等国内法律，以及长期国际承认，奠定主权基础；越南在1975年之前，也曾公开承认西沙，南沙属于中国。 -
@he2682268 This island has belonged to Vietnam since the time China was being invaded by the Manchus. China only seized it from South Vietnam. From both legal and historical perspectives, it has never belonged to China. That is why Vietnam possesses sufficient evidence to present to the United Nations, establishing it as a disputed island that is illegally occupied by China.
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@mah-danh-tran
@he2682268
Please put an end to this discussion. Windy is a weather app, not a place for disputes over territories.
https://community.windy.com/topic/5564/disputed-territories-on-windy
If you continue, you risk being banned.
