Compared with China’s more export-oriented eastern and southern coastal regions, the western region has long been regarded as ...

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.

The map includes a U-shaped line that reaffirms Beijing’s claims to sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea, a resource-rich and strategically important region through which trillions ...