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Wikipedia map showing Aksai Chin in China (2020)

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A map linked from Wikipedia's article on Bhutan–India relations showed Aksai Chin as part of China. MeitY ordered Wikipedia to remove the link under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.

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Country or organisationWikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
What the map showsA map linked from the article on Bhutan–India relations showed Aksai Chin as part of China.
WhenOrder dated 27 November 2020; reported December 2020
India's responseMeitY ordered Wikipedia, under Section 69A of the IT Act, to remove the link. It said the map violated India's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
StatusNot known