Tokyo [Japan], September 7 (ANI): Since the discharge of its so-called “standard map,” China has been questioned by varied international locations with a lot of them lodging protests in opposition to the nation. Japan is the most recent nation to affix the others in rejecting Beijing’s map.
According to Matsuno Hirokazu, chief cupboard secretary of Japan, the map’s description of the Senkaku Islands is predicated on Beijing’s claims.
Hirokazu stated the islands are unquestionably an “inherent part” of Japan’s territory, by way of each historical past and worldwide regulation, based on Japanese public broadcaster, NHK World.
He stated that Japan has lodged a robust protest with Beijing by way of diplomatic channels and has demanded a direct retraction of the outline on the map.
However, a Chinese overseas ministry spokesperson dismissed the Japanese authorities’s protest over an outline of Japan’s Senkaku Islands in a brand new map launched by Beijing, based on NHK.
Notably, Japan controls the islands. They are disputed by China and Taiwan.
Apart from India, it’s the United States, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan which have lodged sturdy protests in opposition to China thus far.
Indonesia stated “Comply with UNCLOS”, whereas Taiwan stated the map “can’t change our country’s existence”. Nepal too reacted to it and requested Beijing to “respect” its 2020 Map.
On August 31, the Indonesian overseas minister Retno Marsudi emphasised that the drawing of territorial traces, together with the 2023 Edition of the Standard Map of China, have to be in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 the Indonesian News Agency Antara reported.
Regarding the discharge of the so-called “Standard Map” by China, the Russian envoy to India, Denis Alipov had just lately stated it “doesn’t change anything on the ground..”China, on August 28, launched the 2023 version of its”standard map”, incorporating the nation’s claims over the nine-dash line, thereby laying declare to a big a part of the South China Sea. Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei have all claims over the South China Sea areas.
India lodged a robust protest in opposition to China, rejecting claims made by Beijing within the so-called “standard map” and saying they haven’t any foundation to say India’s territory.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated such steps from the Chinese facet would solely complicate the decision of the boundary query.Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated it’s an “old habit” of China to stake declare on territories that don’t belong to them. He dismissed Beijing’s “absurd claims” and stated “putting out a map does not mean anything.””China has put out maps with territories (that are) not theirs. (It is an) old habit. Just by putting out maps with parts of India… this doesn’t change in anything,” Jaishankar stated, including, “Our government is very clear about what our territories are. Making absurd claims does not make other people’s territories yours,” Jaishankar stated.
However, in an try to seem unfazed, Beijing termed its publication of the so-called”standard map” as a ‘routine follow’ and requested the involved nations to view it in an “objective and rational light”. (ANI)