JOHOR BAHRU: China’s decision to publish a new map that lays its claim over the disputed South China Sea as well as land areas contested by India and Russia too is timed to cast a spotlight on ...

There are, as everyone knows, a lot of people in China; around 1.35 billion of them, or roughly 20 percent of the world's population, live within the country's borders. In order to comprehend what ...

China says it has always controlled a large chunk of this territory. ... In 1947, China issued a map detailing its claims, and insists history backs up its claims.

One of the most curious things about China's population is that the overwhelming majority live in the eastern part of the country. By John Varga , World News Reporter 07:00, Sun, Nov 17, 2024 ...

China’s maps would give the country control of the South China Sea and the strategic trade routes through the Strait of Malacca, through which 25 percent of all world trade flows.

China’s enormous overseas spending has helped it displace the United States and Europe as the leading financial power in large parts of the developing world. Here’s where China has the most ...

BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - China hopes relevant parties can see its 2023 edition of a standard national map in an "objective and rational" way, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.