China releases new map showing territorial claims

Source: The post is based on the article “China releases new map showing territorial claims”  published in The Hindu on 27th August 2023

What is the News?

The Chinese government has released the “2023 edition of the standard map of China”.

What does the “2023 edition of the standard map of China” show?

The map shows Arunachal Pradesh which China claims as South Tibet and Aksai Chin occupied by it in the 1962 war as part of its territory.

The map also incorporates China’s claims over the nine-dash line thus laying claim to a large part of the South China Sea.

The map also adds a “tenth dash” east of Taiwan to assert its claims over the island.

Why has China released this 2023 map?

China’s release of the 2023 map comes after it announced in April,2023 its intention to standardize the names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh, including one near the capital Itanagar.

This was the third such list “renaming” places in Arunachal Pradesh.

This is seen by observers as a response to India holding events in the lead-up to the G-20 summit in Arunachal Pradesh which China had opposed.