_applyChinaLocationShift: In China, national security means that all the maps are wrong

At last, an answer to my query here.

Edit: Although I’m still mystified as to why Google’s Map and Satellite views are still misaligned. I’m looking at their view of Tiananmen Square right now, and their map of the streets are shifted roughly 100 metres north-west compared to the satellite photos. Considering that the photos have to be stitched together anyway, why aren’t they stitched together to conform to the map?

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