The Philippines has become the latest of China’s neighbors to object to its new national map, joining Malaysia and India in releasing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming ...

A new map of China 's national borders has sparked protests from governments in Asia after its boundaries drew in the territories of its neighbors—including a small chunk of Russia. The map ...

Some of China's neighbors have criticized the release of a map that appears to revise the nation's territorial borders to stake a claim to the sovereign territory of other countries.

China is brushing off international fury over Warner Bros.' "Barbie" movie reportedly including a map that endorses Beijing's controversial claims to the South China Sea. (Getty Images/Warner Bros.) ...

China’s new map could worsen clashes in the area, said Donald Rothwell, a professor of law at the Australian National University in Canberra, who focuses on the law of the sea.

A clash three years ago in the region killed 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese. After the release of the map, India fired back first, saying China's claims have no basis.

Notably, the U-shaped line on China’s new standard map does not map precisely (so to speak) onto the nine-dash line submitted by the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations in 2009.

China is dismissing the growing anger over the upcoming “Barbie” movie’s reported decision to feature a map that supports Beijing’s controversial territorial claims.