China’s new map attracts sharp rejections from Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Philippines over South China Sea territories

Three days after India, 4 extra nations have slammed China for publishing a map exhibiting their territories as its personal. On Tuesday night (29 August), India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) hit again at China hours after it had launched the 2023 version of its territorial map as per its creativeness. In regard to media queries concerning China’s weird claims, the MEA issued an official assertion rejecting the so-called 2023 “standard map” of China.

The distorted map launched by China reveals Indian territories together with Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as a part of China. (Source: X)

Now, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Vietnam have joined India in rejecting the “standard map” launched by China exhibiting territories of those nations as its personal. Vietnam reportedly mentioned that the map violates its sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel Islands and jurisdiction over its waters.

A spokesperson for Vietnam’s overseas affairs ministry, Pham Thu Hang, mentioned in a press release on the federal government’s web site that “Vietnam resolutely opposes all China’s claims in the South China Sea based on the dotted line.” The Philippines too has issued a powerful assertion on the problem.

“This latest attempt to legitimize China’s purported sovereignty and jurisdiction over Philippine features and maritime zones has no basis under international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),” a press release by the Philippines authorities learn.

China launched the newest model of its imaginary territorial map during which it claimed the Indian territories akin to Arunachal Pradesh and components of Ladakh (Aksai Chin area) as its personal. Apart from Indian territories, China additionally included Taiwan and the contentious 9-dash line within the South China Sea however this time it expanded the identical to 10-dash line extending its declare additional into the South China Sea; a lot of this space contains the West Philippines Sea.

The 9-dash line map by China has been rejected by Vietnam and the Philippines again and again. (Source: Business Insider)

The official Philippines News Agency quoted Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza saying, “(the 2016 Arbitral Award) categorically stated that ‘maritime areas of the South China Sea encompassed by the relevant part of the ‘nine-dash line’ are contrary to the Convention and without lawful effect to the extent that they exceed the geographic and substantive limits of China’s maritime entitlements under the Convention.”

In the newly-released distorted map by China, it has displayed its expansionist agenda within the 10-dash line map staking claims additional into components of South China Sea. Philippines information community ANC claims that the 10-dash line map covers most of West Philippines Sea. (Source: ANC digital/Youtube)

Malaysia and Taiwan too got here out criticising China’s aggressive expansionist show. Malaysia reportedly mentioned it would ship a protest notice to China. “This has been our practice (when dealing with issues like this)…and based on the statement issued by Wisma Putra (foreign ministry) yesterday, the next step includes sending a protest note,” the Bernama information company quoted Foreign minister Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

Taiwan mentioned it has by no means been dominated by the People’s Republic of China. “Taiwan, the Republic of China, is a sovereign and independent country that is not subordinate to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC has never ruled Taiwan. These are universally recognised facts and the status quo in the international community,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jeff Liu instructed Taiwan News.

The controversy got here to mild when the mouthpiece of the Chinese authorities, The Global Times carried a submit. In the submit, it said that the Ministry of Natural Resources launched China’s newest ‘standard map’ on its web site on twenty eighth August. This is marked as the newest version of the ‘standard map’ of the nation.

It is notable right here that Chinese President Xi Jinping only in the near past met PM Modi in the course of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, asserting that the 2 nations ought to maintain complete talks to ease border tensions. Against the backdrop of that dialogue, and simply days earlier than the G20 Summit, China’s belligerent habits in claiming Indian territories as its personal shows an absence of sincerity on its half to resolve tensions on the LAC.