[acac10]

They always have been.

Falklands vs Malvinas, Bodensee vs Lake Konstanz, Lake Geneva vs Lac Léman, countless islands in South China, Sea (Philippines vs Chinese names), Japan vs Korean island names, Chine vs Russian names

and on and on.

Only uninformed people are surprised by this.

[asacrowflies]

This is still a rather radical departure from the usual way USA handles these type of things....