Chinese customs officers seized 60,000 maps that “mislabelled” Taiwan.
Taiwan is a self-governed, democratic island — but China has always claimed it as its own.
The “problematic” maps, meant for export, cannot be sold because they “endanger national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity” of China, authorities said.
China Customs said that the maps also did not contain the nine-dash line, which signifies China’s claim over nearly the entire South China Sea.
China says the map also excludes important islands in the South China Sea, which are also disputed, particularly amongst neighbours like the Philippines and Vietnam.
Admittedly, the maps also did not mark the maritime boundary between China and Japan.
This happens right after a stand-off in the South China Sea between ships from China and the Philippines just this past weekend.
The Philippes say that a Chinese ship deliberately ramming and fired ts water cannon at a Philippine government vessel.
China retorted that the Philippine vessel ignored repeated warnings and “dangerously approached” the Chinese ship.
The maps will be destroyed, as often happens to confiscated goods.
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