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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

China seizes 60,000 maps for ‘mislabelling’ Taiwan and omitting South China Sea claims

Chinese customs officers in the eastern province of Shandong have confiscated 60,000 maps they said contained “errors”, including mislabelling Taiwan and omitting parts of the South China Sea that Beijing claims as its own.

Authorities said the maps, intended for export, endangered China’s “national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity”, according to reports.

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