[Bug 892370] [NEW] The time zone for China should be Beijing not Shanghai

[Kent Baxley]

Public bug reported:

When installing Ubuntu and selecting Simplified Chinese as the default
language, the default timezone should point to Beijing instead of
Shanghai.  Everything in China is referenced to Beijing time.  In
mainland China this standard time is called Beijing Time (北京时间)
domestically but it is commonly referred to as China Standard Time (CST)
internationally.

This seems to have come up a lot in past bugs:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/228554
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/517621

Steps to recreate:

1) Install Ubuntu and select Simplified Chinese for the language.

Actual Results:
At the timezone page, the default city is Shanghai.

Expected Results:
Most Chinese users prefer it be set to Beijing.

It looks as if the upstream tz database needs to be updated for Beijing
for starters, as Beijing is not listed in there.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: tzdata 2011n-0ubuntu0.11.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 18 15:26:03 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: tzdata
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: oem-priority
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: tzdata (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  The time zone for China should be Beijing not Shanghai

Status in OEM Priority Project:
  New
Status in “tzdata” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When installing Ubuntu and selecting Simplified Chinese as the default
  language, the default timezone should point to Beijing instead of
  Shanghai.  Everything in China is referenced to Beijing time.  In
  mainland China this standard time is called Beijing Time (北京时间)
  domestically but it is commonly referred to as China Standard Time
  (CST) internationally.

  This seems to have come up a lot in past bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/228554
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/517621

  Steps to recreate:

  1) Install Ubuntu and select Simplified Chinese for the language.

  Actual Results:
  At the timezone page, the default city is Shanghai.

  Expected Results:
  Most Chinese users prefer it be set to Beijing.

  It looks as if the upstream tz database needs to be updated for
  Beijing for starters, as Beijing is not listed in there.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: tzdata 2011n-0ubuntu0.11.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Nov 18 15:26:03 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  SourcePackage: tzdata
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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