China doubles down on new map

• China has released the 2023 edition of its “standard map”, staking a claim over Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin region, Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea.
• Hours after the release of map, India lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels.

Highlights

• China released the 2023 edition of its standard map based on the drawing method of national boundaries of China and various countries in the world.
• The map showed Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as South Tibet, and Aksai Chin occupied by it in the 1962 war.
  • The map also incorporated Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory though the island sees itself as a sovereign nation, and the nine-dash line, claiming a large part of the South China Sea.
• In a rebuttal to newly released Chinese map, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that making absurd claims over territories wouldn’t make them theirs.

Prelims Take Away

• Location Based Question