An aerial view of the Sansha city on the Chinese-occupied Woody Island, part of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading Vietnam has joined ...

HONG KONG — From the peaks of the Himalayan mountains to the shoals of the South China Sea, China lays claim to a vast territory — and a new national map produced by Beijing is the latest expansive ...

China's newly launched 2023 edition of the standard map has infuriated its neighbouring countries. The map is consistent with China's previous claims, which have extended its jurisdiction over ...

BANGKOK — 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 ...

Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam — three members of the 10-strong Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) — have formally disputed a new Chinese map that claims most of the South China Sea ...