India protests China’s latest map

India protests China’s latest map

Subject: Science and technology

Section: Health

Context: China released the 2023 edition of its so-called “standard map” incorporating disputed areas and including its claims over Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region.

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• 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.
• Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar refuted the Chinese claim.