Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her government may sue Google over his must between northeastern Mexico and Southeast America as a “Bay of Chairman Donald Trump Renaming Water.
Newsweek He crossed Google to comment.
Context
Mexico Bay is a historically significant and internationally recognized name. Change, this could lead to geopolitical tensions between the United States and Mexico, with potential legal and diplomatic consequences.
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What to know
On her morning news, sheinbaum said that Trump’s regulation only applies to the American continental shelf and does not affect Mexic’s sovereignty in the rest of the bay. Mexico sent a letter to Google, which challenges a change in name, claiming that the body of water cannot be universally renamed.
Google said he applies the changes in the name on the basis of official government sources. From Thursday, as the Gulf is marked on Google Maps varies based on the location of the user and other data.
Sheinbaum emphasized that the Gulf of Mexico names dates from 1607, and they recognize the United Nations. She also cited past appointments of disagreement, such as a dispute Rio Bravo (Rio Grande) between Mexico and the US
She jokes that, according to Mexico’s early constitution, the North American region used to be called “Mexican America”. Suggested Google can show this term for the historical context.
Trump flew the idea of ​​renaming the bay before his second inauguration and signed the executive order for the first day in the office who officially renamed “Bay”. He also turned over the name Mount Denali for McKinley Mountain, claiming that the moves were intended for “honor of American size.”
FAA has published a graph notification to reflect these changes, and updated names that appear on airlines and cards.
From January 27, US users see Gulf renamed America’s bay on Google Maps, while international users will see both names shown next to each other. Some US legislators, including the Republican Senator of Alaske Lisa Murkowski, criticized the Trump’s turnaround of Mount Denali renaming, emphasizing its cultural and historical significance. In contrast, Governor GOP Florida Ron Desantis was the first state official, which adopted America’s name in the emergency declaration.
What do people say
Sheinbaum, on Thursday: “We will wait, we already see, watching what that would mean from the perspective of legal advice, but we hope that they will give revision.
“Everything we seek from Google is to see the Regulation that the White House has released, and that President Donald Trump signed. You will see in that Regulation not to refer to the entire bay.”
What happens next
Mexico can escalate the dispute by submitting a lawsuit if no resolution is achieved with Google. Further diplomatic discussions between the United States and Mexico could follow.
2025-02-14 03:33:00
