Tuesday, September 26, 2023

All Things Under Heaven--A Little at a Time

China at least isn't shy about informing us that it has more territorial ambitions.

China's subliminal expansion begins with new maps

China has told India to "stay calm" over a new Chinese map that Delhi says lays claim to its territory."

India protested after Beijing released the map showing north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh state and the disputed Aksai Chin plateau as China's territory.

Beijing responded by saying its neighbours should refrain from "over-interpreting" the issue.

Nepal isn't happy, either.

I've mentioned that Chinese approach to expansion

And India isn't the only upset target:

The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea and which Beijing said on Thursday should be viewed rationally and objectively.

China added another dash, too. To muddy the waters with an irrelevant change for analysts to obsess over?

We all know where this is going, right? Space Force, you've been warned.

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