Chinaâs New Map Sparks Controversy Over Territorial Claims, Including Russian Land
China’s release of a new national map sparked off a diplomatic tsunami over Asia, attracting condemnation over its bold territorial claims from Russia among other countries. This updated map, which shows China’s borders and territorial authority and includes Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island, a geographical mass whose ownership was once resolved between Beijing and Moscow, has significantly heightened tensions between the two …