- The Kremlin had not commented as of Thursday on a new map that shows disputed territory as being within China’s borders, including Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island, which is shared by China and Russia.
- Malaysia, the Philippines, India and Taiwan have all complained about the map, published by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources.
- The map lays claim to land on China’s border with India, all of Taiwan, and islands, reefs and maritime zones in the South China Sea, which are contested by half a dozen countries.
