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China defends South China Sea name after Google Maps update
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Tuesday that for a long time, the South China Sea has been a universally recognized place name accepted by the international community, including countries and organizations such as the United Nations.
China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag on the same group of sandbars.
In response to a media inquiry that Google Maps now shows the label "West Philippine Sea," whereas it previously displayed "South China Sea," with some reports claiming that this change helps protect ...
And in 2018, Vietnam cut a scene from the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" that featured a designer bag with a map of ...
BEIJING derided the American tech giant Google for naming a portion of South China Sea as “West Philippine Sea.” "Let me point out that 'South China Sea' is the geographic name that has long been used ...
A Chinese expert said the hype around the so-called "West Philippine Sea" is nothing new and should not be taken too ...
A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most ...
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