Russia Breaks Silence Over China Map Claiming Its Territory
A new map published by Beijing has asserted Chinese territorial claims over a number of disputed areas all along its borders.
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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 Russia's 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.
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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.