Washington, DC:

America on Tuesday rejected the so-called “normal map” claims by China and known as on the nation to comport with its maritime claims within the South China Sea and elsewhere.

In a daily press briefing on Tuesday, the principal deputy spokesperson of the US State Division, Vedant Patel, mentioned that China’s expansive and illegal maritime claims within the South China Sea are inconsistent with worldwide legislation.

“We word that the PRC lately launched nationwide map has elicited a wave of protests from nations that reject the territorial and maritime claims depicted on it. With respect to the dashed strains within the South China Sea depicted on the brand new map, like many nations, we reject the illegal maritime claims mirrored on that map and name on the PRC to comport its maritime claims within the South China Sea and elsewhere with the Worldwide Legislation of the Sea, as mirrored within the 1982 Conference on the Legislation of the Sea,” he mentioned.

Rejecting China’s new map claiming territories of a number of nations, he added, “China’s expansive and illegal maritime claims within the South China Sea have been decided to be inconsistent with worldwide legislation by a unanimous tribunal within the Philippines China arbitration introduced beneath the dispute settlement provisions of the conference.”

The US has joined a rising checklist of nations which have rejected China’s new map. India, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia rejected it. Indonesia mentioned “Adjust to UNCLOS”, whereas Taiwan mentioned the map “cannot change our nation’s existence”. Nepal too reacted to it and requested Beijing to “respect” its 2020 Map.

Concerning the discharge of the so-called “Customary Map” by China, the Russian envoy to India, Denis Alipov had lately mentioned it “does not change something on the bottom.”

China had, on August 28, launched the 2023 version of its “normal 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 all have claims over the South China Sea areas.

India lodged a robust protest towards China, rejecting claims made by Beijing within the so-called “normal map” and saying they haven’t any foundation to assert India’s territory.

The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) mentioned such steps from the Chinese language aspect would solely complicate the decision of the boundary query.

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had mentioned earlier that it’s an “outdated behavior” of China to stake declare on territories that don’t belong to them. He dismissed Beijing’s “absurd claims” and mentioned “placing out a map doesn’t imply something.”

“China has put out maps with territories (which might be) not theirs. (It’s an) outdated behavior. Simply by placing out maps with elements of India… this does not change in something,” Mr Jaishankar mentioned, including, “Our authorities could be very clear about what our territories are. Making absurd claims doesn’t make different individuals’s territories yours.” 

Nonetheless, in an try to look unfazed, Beijing termed its publication of the so-called “normal map” as a ‘routine follow’ and requested the involved nations to view it in an “goal and rational mild”.

“China’s place on the South China Sea is constant and clear. The competent authorities of China routinely publish normal maps of assorted sorts yearly, which goals to make normal maps out there to all sectors of society and lift public consciousness of the standardized use of maps,” the Chinese language Overseas Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin mentioned in a press briefing.

“We hope events involved can view it in an goal and in a rational mild,” he mentioned.

This isn’t the primary time that Beijing has employed such techniques. In April this 12 months, China had unilaterally “renamed” as many as 11 Indian areas, which included names of mountain peaks, rivers and residential areas.

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