The Acorn  

The cartographical inconsistency is systematic
In March 2008, the Economist showed Sikkim as a part of China. And now, it has given away Aksai Chin.

Its declared policy is to “use maps not to portray the world as it ought to be, or even as we would like it to be, but as it is.” If [...]

Is there a method to its cartographical inconsistency?
In defence of its editorial policy on the maps it publishes alongside its articles, in September 2007 the Economist wrote “we use maps not to portray the world as it ought to be, or even as we would like it to be, but as it is.” Reassuring readers [...]