Chinese authorities confiscated and destroyed 803 boxes containing 28,908 'problematic' maps.
China has destroyed tens of thousands of maps depicting borders not recognized by Beijing, which maintains a tight grip on how international boundaries are portrayed within the country.
Chinese customs officers indicate the location of Taiwan on a confiscated map in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, April 18, 2018. China claims Taiwan as its own and opposes any reference to the self-ruling island as an independent nation. China Customs The Chinese government has also laid sweeping claims to the South China Sea and has been accused by Pacific countries and the U.S. of militarizing islands to enforce these claims. The region has been the site of tense encounters between U.S. and Chinese vessels and, as recently as Sunday, the Pentagon defied Chinese warnings by sending Navy and Coast Guard ships through the Taiwan strait.
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