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China claims Russian territory and Moscow blinks

By Tom Rogan
Published August 31, 2023 8:47pm ET
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China claims Russian territory and Moscow blinks
In its latest diplomatic faux pas, communist China has released a map asserting absurd claims over the territory of numerous nations and a vast swathe of international waters. Yet China’s 2023 standard map also claims territory belonging to Russia. The map’s new assertion, in contravention of Sino-Russian agreements, is that China retains sovereignty over the […]

In its latest diplomatic faux pas, communist China has released a map asserting absurd claims over the territory of numerous nations and a vast swathe of international waters.

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