China did not change its stand on height of Qomolangma

Beijing. February 12. Silkroadnews - China did not change its stand on height of Qomolangma, China Daily reported.
“China has never changed its stand on the measured height of Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo information said,” the report said.
In response to the New York Times report, published in early February, the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo information stated that according to China, the mountain’s height is 8,844.43 meters.
The New York Times reported China has recently decided to recognize the Nepali measurement of the height of the Qomolangma at 8,848 meters.
However, the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo information stated: “The height (of 8,844.43 meters) was made public (in 2005) with authorization from the State Council (China's cabinet) and according to due process inscribed in Surveying and Mapping Law of the People's Republic of China. It has been used until now as a nationally unified standard for the height from the peak's rock base.”
China first measured the height of the peak in 1975 at 8,848.13 meters.
However, in 2005, Chinese geodesists measured the height from both the rock base of the peak (8,844.43 meters) and the top of the snowfall (3.5 meters). The depth of snow and ice on the top of the summit was 3.5 meters.
Explaining the discrepancy of 3.7 meters between the 1975 and 2005 readings, the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo information said about three reasons.
First, the accuracy of measurements was improved through the use of more advanced surveillance techniques in 2005.
Second, it was the first time in 2005 when the height of the ice cover was accurately measured. Since the depth of the ice cover changes from time to time, it was excluded to measure the height from the rock base at 8844.43 meters.
Third, the movement of the earth’s crust between 1975 and 2005 caused the change in the height.
China recognizes the height of 2005 as the official standard since then.