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China Tightening Control of Surveying, Mapping by Foreigners

posted by Satri on Thursday February 22, @11:48AM        Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the nothing-new-under-the-sun dept.

AnyGeo links to a short article that confirms a previous story on China tightening control of surveying, mapping by foreigners. From the article: "A new regulation restricting surveying and mapping by foreigners will be implemented in China on March 1. "The regulation will strengthen China's management of surveying and mapping by foreign organizations and individuals, protect national security, and promote economic and scientific cooperation between China and other countries," said an official from the State Bureau of Survey and Mapping on Thursday."

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