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.

  • FranziaEnglish
    0•1 year ago

    For all its flaws and horrible fuckups, I’m pretty sure the USA has never organized genocide

    is this… is this bait? The USA has organized a handful of genocides.

    • PhoenixzEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      Unfortunately you’re right, I guess I should add there “in the last 100 years” or so.

      I think it’s fair to say that the USA currently or recently hasn’t been engaged in genocides