I don't know. Maybe Google or GeoEye, by request of the Chinese government. Google has accepted before to censor some places by request of governments around th

I don't know. Maybe Google or GeoEye, by request of the Chinese government. Google has accepted before to censor some places by request of governments around the world. From wikipedia: "Censorship of maps is also applied by Google maps, where certain areas are greyed out or areas are purposely left outdated with old imagery." [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartographic_censorship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartographic_censorship