The 2023 version of China’s “standard map,” which was formally released, featured Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin.
Both Aksai Chin, which China claimed as South Tibet during the 1962 battle, and Arunachal Pradesh, which China also claims as South Tibet, are depicted on the recently issued map.
The controversial South China Sea and Taiwan are located inside of Chinese territory on the new map.
The graphic also shows China’s nine-dash line claims, which stake claim to a substantial chunk of the South China Sea.
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and the Philippines all assert their claims to the South China Sea.
The map was released by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday in Deqing county, Zhejiang province, in honor of Surveying and Mapping Publicity Day and the National Mapping Awareness Publicity Week, according to the China Daily newspaper.
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need of “developing China-India relations that serve the shared interests of the two nations and peoples” during their meeting last week, which took place outside of the BRICS Summit in South Africa.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra claims that when PM Modi spoke with President Xi, he brought up unresolved concerns along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector of the India-China border regions.
Chief planner Wu Wenzhong of China’s Ministry of Natural Resources claimed that surveying, mapping, and geographic information play a significant role in advancing national development.
While also meeting the needs of all facets of society, assisting in the management of natural resources, and supporting the growth of ecology and civilization.
“The next step will be to accelerate the application of geographic information data, such as digital maps, navigation, and positioning in the development of the digital economy, such as location-based services, precision agriculture, platform economy, and intelligent connected vehicles,” Wu said, as quoted by China Daily.
Territorial conflicts exist between more countries than those that share boundaries with China.
Under the direction of Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made an effort to impose territorial control on other sovereign territories through trickery and manipulation.
Beijing’s aggressive attempt to annex more land has broken every tenet of international law.
Recently, China has asserted ownership over parts of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, claiming these lands as its own.
In April of this year, a frantic Beijing “renamed” up to 11 Indian locations based solely on their names. These names covered residential areas, rivers, and mountain peaks.
Similar tactics have also been employed in the past by Beijing. Additional Indian localities had already been renamed by China’s Civil Affairs Ministry in 2017 and 2021, sparking another political controversy.
Then, New Delhi condemned China’s warlike intentions.
China has made attempts to assert its influence in regions that are a part of India’s Arunachal Pradesh, according to Arindam Bagchi, the MEA’s official spokeswoman: “Chinese attempts to change the names of places in Arunachal Pradesh have not been new, and we have previously denounced any such attempts.”
While also stating, “Imposing artificial titles like these won’t in any way alter reality (we had previously stated that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India).”
