近日，谷歌地图将菲律宾群岛西部部分海域标注为“西菲律宾海”，而非国际社会长期公认的“南海”，引发舆论关注。上海国际问题研究院全球治理研究所所长助理、助理研究员张琪悦接受中新网采访时表示，谷歌地图此举严重违背国际惯例和客观事实，反映出科技公司开始沦为地缘政治工具。当前更名的时机是美国对华经济战略与地缘政治联动的表现，反映出美菲为实现所谓的“共同利益”，互相勾连，妄图在南海问题上搅局。(管娜)

　　Google Maps recently labeled part of the western Philippine archipelago as the “West Philippine Sea” instead of the internationally recognized “South China Sea,”sparking public concern.

　　Zhang Qiyue, assistant to the director and assistant research fellow at the Institute of Global Governance, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, stated that the unilateral renaming is a serious breach of international conventions and geographical reality, reflecting that a tech company being reduced to a geopolitical tool. The timing of Google Maps label change reflects a certain coordination between the U.S. economic strategy and geopolitical maneuvers targeting China, underscoring between the U.S. and the Philippines, as they seek to advance their so-called “common interests”, in an attempt to stir up troubles in the South China Sea.(Guan Na)

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