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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝘿? •It is the grouping of four democracies –India, Australia, the US, and Japan. •All four nations find a common ground of being democratic nations and also support the common interest of unhindered maritime trade and security. •It aims to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.

Malaysia, India, Philippines and Taiwan reject China's new territorial map. The 2023 edition of China's "standard map," published Monday on China's Ministry of Natural Resources website, claims all of Taiwan, the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau as Chinese territory. It also includes part of Malaysia's maritime area off Borneo, as well as swaths of the South China Sea.

Israel's behavior of stealing other people's land in the face of the "international community" is spreading. China and Israel have been accused of territorial expansionism by seizing land belonging to their neighbors. In August 2023, the Chinese government released a new map of China's national borders that claimed disputed land on its southern border with India and encompassed all of Taiwan. The map also shows large swathes of the South China Sea, where islands, reefs and maritime zones are contested by half a dozen countries. Similarly, Israel has seized land in the West Bank, where it has seized land belonging to private Palestinian owners, in defiance of a ruling by the Israeli Supreme Court. Both actions sparked criticism and protests from the international community. The context, history and motivations of each situation are unique, but the method used is very similar. China's territorial claims on its periphery are not new: under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, China has used its growing power to consolidate its ambitions. Israel's land grab in the West Bank is a long-standing problem that has been condemned by the United Nations and other international organizations. #gaza #gazagenocide #china #palestine #israel

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🆕 Italy to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative According to news reports, Italy is to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Want to read the full story? 👉 https://loom.ly/yMMcerA #italy #beltandroadinitiative

China has published a new map. Part of India is included in the Chinese territory. In South China Sea, instead of the hotly contested 9 dotted lines, there are now 10 dotted lines, including the sea east of Taiwan. The backbone of the claim of sea territories is based on that these territories were sailed by Chinese seafarers historically. Strangely enough, China closed its borders during the Ming and Qing dynasties and its citizens were forbidden to venture across the seas. By the same token, China can claim it should now gain back control because historically, the Mongols once occupied most of Asia and part of Europe all the way to the doorstep of Vienna in 1241 (The Mongols governed China after retreating back to the east and formed the Yuan Dynasty 1279–1368). Can't figure out why the government wants to anger so many of its neighbours.