China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as contested parts of India and Russia, and official objections continue to mount

China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with its release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as to contested parts of India and Russia, and official objections continue to mount. What is the map, and why is it upsetting people so much?

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It seems significant, then, that Beijing chose to release the map on the heels of a late August meeting of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – and just before China is to participate in top-level meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Group of 20 rich and developing nations.

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In releasing the map now, Beijing is widely seen as signaling it has no intention of backing down on any of its claims and is making sure that its positions are fresh in the minds of other countries in the region.

  • FaeDrifterEnglish
    91·
    10 months ago

    “America bad” is not wrong, but not open-minded.

    And it doesn’t count as a real personality trait either.

    • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      29·
      10 months ago

      I’m American. I live there. I’ve studied it’s history and lived it. I’m allowed to have views of my own country. Americans aren’t bad. The government is.

      • FaeDrifterEnglish
        21·
        10 months ago

        Based on the wrong information you spout, I’m pretty sure your version of “studying history” is looking at ML memes online.

        Americans aren’t bad. The government is.

        The “government” is just an organization of Americans so this statement is self-contradictory.