On August 28, China's Ministry of Natural Resources published a "standard map" of China, which amounted to a unilateral assertion of whatever territory it wants to claim. Beijing said the new version was introduced to "eliminate problem maps", but China has succeeded only in upsetting numerous neighbours. So far, five ASEAN countries have issued public statements denouncing China's creative cartography. In the following order, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brunei have complained. These five Southeast Asian states are all in dispute over China's excessive territorial claims in the South China Sea. Interestingly, China's controversial – and legally baseless –...
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