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 entirety of Bolshoi Ussuriysky island. As circled in red on the map below, the island is located on the two nations's northeastern border. Prior agreements between Moscow and Beijing have divided the island between the two nations.
That statement is, of course, utterly refuted by China's new map. That map, after all, makes a clear assertion over the very same territory that Zakharova says China agrees is part of Russia. The spokeswoman, who normally likes to throw out theatrical insults when she decides Russia has been impugned, added,"Russia and China have repeatedly confirmed the absence of mutual territorial claims ... the Joint Border Commission is functioning effectively.
Still, Putin will hope that this story doesn't get the attention of the Russian population. Moscow may be willing to turn a blind eye to Beijing's loopy claims, but the Russian people might see this as weakness. And Putin is not in an ideal position to appear weak.
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