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A new map published by Beijing has asserted Chinese territorial claims over a number of disputed areas all along its borders.

The entire Bolshoi Ussursky Island in Russias Amur region has been displayed as Chinese territory in the new map and this could be a cause of tensions between Moscow and Beijing. The island is situated at the confluence of Amur and Ussuri rivers and located close to the Russian city of Khabarovsk making it strategically important, according to experts on Sino-Russian ties.

China’s new national map has set off a wave of protests

The Russian Far East was part of the Qing Empire until 1860, Steve Tsang of the School of Oriental and Africa Studies in London, told Newsweek.

Questions about who controlled the island were first raised in 1860, when the border between the nations was drawn along the Amur River.

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The lake is popular among local anglers who keep going there for Sakhalin taimen, a rarely caught fish in Japan.

The local council in Japan, where the incident took place, issued an urgent warning about bear safety after the "haunting" incident

The man’s remains were found by the banks of a lake in a remote party of the country’s northernmost prefecture on Monday. Observers say a decline in hunting and city dwellers’ lack of nature knowledge are fuelling the surge in confrontations.