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Source: BT
Several Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan, have joined India in rejecting China’s new national map and 9 Dashed Line in the South China Sea.
India specifically protested China’s claims over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin
What is a Nine-dash line?
The nine-dash line is a historical demarcation line on a map used by China to assert territorial claims in the South China Sea.
China asserts a claim to 90% of the South China Sea, primarily based on the historical U-shaped nine-dash line drawn on a map in the 1940s and encompassing several islands, notably the Paracels and Spratlys.
However, the Permanent Court of Arbitration under UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) has determined that China’s claim in this region lacks a legal foundation
