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 Russia, and official objections continue to mount. What is the map, and why is it upsetting people so much?

It seems significant, then, that Beijing chose to release the map on the heels of a late August meeting of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – and just before China is to participate in top-level meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Group of 20 rich and developing nations.

In releasing the map now, Beijing is widely seen as signaling it has no intention of backing down on any of its claims and is making sure that its positions are fresh in the minds of other countries in the region.

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    Does the US actively commit genocide? Do they keep one particular part of their population in work and concentration camps?

    Do they suppress every opinion you have? Do they arrest you for those opinions?

    Get the fuck out of here with your whataboutism. Living under China, if you are not chinese is a death sentence, you might just live in nazi germany as a non german. I’d much rather be under the US.

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        I’ve seen enough perspectives of people who did live in China and seen enough people (even some of my friends) disappear to make a judgement.

        If you want to such Xi cock so hard, please shut the fuck up and move there, tankie scum

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          Forgive me if I don’t trust your anecdotal evidence. You’ve had friends disappear? Insult’s won’t help me to see your perspective. I am not, nor will I ever be, a tankie. I choose not to have a narrow minded view of the world.

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            “America bad” is not wrong, but not open-minded.

            And it doesn’t count as a real personality trait either.

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              I’m American. I live there. I’ve studied it’s history and lived it. I’m allowed to have views of my own country. Americans aren’t bad. The government is.

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                Based on the wrong information you spout, I’m pretty sure your version of “studying history” is looking at ML memes online.

                Americans aren’t bad. The government is.

                The “government” is just an organization of Americans so this statement is self-contradictory.

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            If you are not a tankie, how can you possibly defend China? If you do, you are a tankie, or you are fucking stupid.

            If my “anecdotal evidence” supports the reality, does it matter that it’s anecdotal? There is so much fucking evidence of their evil actions yet you blindly follow their propaganda.

            And you talk about a narrow view of the world. Wake the fuck up, for your own sake

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              It’s a map. Not the Boxer Rebellion. Criticizing America is not defending China. I don’t defend China or their propaganda. Your mad about a map article posted on the internet. Take a break.

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          For the record, I’m Taiwanese and American and think it’s cool you’re learning Mandarin and have an appreciation for Chinese people! I similarly disapprove of the CCP for obvious reasons.

          However, your statement about the US is complete whitewashing – and I don’t blame you; it’s what we were falsely taught to believe. The US has a notorious legacy of destabilizing foreign governments to suit its own agenda (sometimes then installing sockpuppet US-friendly leaders or just leaving the country in chaos). And then this is all done in the very nicely PR-rebranded effort of “democracy” while US imperialism is well-known and well-documented throughout its history.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change

          And it’s not just history; it’s still ongoing. Look at the sockpuppet US-backed South Korean government and public utilities, or the ongoing US-facilitated destruction of the Middle East that started decades ago. Or its weird Zionist segment that continues to blindly support Israel despite Israel committing apartheid against Palestinians, following the US playbook.

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          Have you lived in China? I like Mexico and Mexican people, but I have never lived in Mexico. So I really shouldn’t make judgements about their government without knowing that it is true.