"Wrong maps of China include those that omitted Diaoyu Island, Chiwei Islet, islands in the South China Sea, Taiwan and other ...

China has released an updated map for a southern city ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, ...

Beijing’s and Moscow’s relationship has strengthened militarily, economically, and diplomatically in the past two decades, ...

The contentious map shows the "nine-dash line", which China uses to show its claims in the South China Sea. Parts of the sea and various island groups are claimed by five other Asian countries ...

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