China’s new map could worsen clashes in the area, said Donald Rothwell, a professor of law at the Australian National University in Canberra, who focuses on the law of the sea.

China's Nanjing city has started mass COVID-19 testing of its 9.3 million population and suspended a subway line as the city faces the latest local coronavirus cluster in the country.

A new map of China 's national borders has sparked protests from governments in Asia after its boundaries drew in the territories of its neighbors—including a small chunk of Russia. The map ...

The Philippines has become the latest of China’s neighbors to object to its new national map, joining Malaysia and India in releasing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming ...

Notably, the U-shaped line on China’s new standard map does not map precisely (so to speak) onto the nine-dash line submitted by the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations in 2009.

Some of China's neighbors have criticized the release of a map that appears to revise the nation's territorial borders to stake a claim to the sovereign territory of other countries.

China's newly launched 2023 edition of the standard map has infuriated its neighbouring countries. The map is consistent with China's previous claims, which have extended its jurisdiction over ...