Page 28 - டைவாந் பிரதான நிலப்பரப்பு வாழ்க்கைத்தொழில்கள் சபை News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Planet Labs Inc. Not content with claiming sovereignty over nearly every crag of rock and spit of sand in the South China Sea, China has taken the unusual step of registering trademarks over hundreds of land features scattered throughout those disputed waters, a BenarNews investigation has found. That action is meeting with disapproval from other South China Sea claimants. Taiwan and Vietnam have rejected the legitimacy of the trademarks, which experts described as a possible attempt by the People’s Republic of China to control how domestic and even foreign companies use South China Sea branding. Unlike most of China’s assertive behavior in the South China Sea, the trademark registrations largely slipped under the radar when they were initiated seven years ago. But now a review of Chinese government records from 2014 by BenarNews has revealed that Sansha City – which is responsible for administering China’s claims in the South China Sea – filed thousands of

Sin cowe islandSpratly islandsCrescent groupParacel islandsWhitsun reefUnited statesThitu islandHan iRepublic ofRepublic of chinaTaiwan generalHuang yanSouth china seaBrunei generalCity ofUnited kingdom