The contentious map shows the "nine-dash line", which China uses to show its claims in the South China Sea. Parts of the sea and various island groups are claimed by five other Asian countries ...

The nine-dash line is used in Chinese maps of the South China Sea to show its territorial claims. Beijing has been building military bases on artificial islands in the area for years and also ...

Vietnam has banned the upcoming Barbie movie from cinemas over scenes with a map showing China ... nine-dash line to illustrate its expansive claims over most of the resource-rich sea, often ...

China has released an updated map for a southern city ... totalling around 800,000 square miles of sea and land. This area ...