Is China Trying To Claim Hawaii with 251 Dash Line Map?

Fortunately the article that sparked the controversy was just a Chinese style Onion click bait site which I am not going to provide a link to.  However, it shows the ridiculousness of China’s recent territorial claims that people were actually taking it seriously for a while:

Even though the map and article were someone’s attempt at a little fun, there is a larger point. China’s use of maps, passports and other mapfare-style methods of pushing a narrative of rightful territorial claims whether over Taiwan or the 9 or actually 10-dash-line in the South China Sea and others areas has been part of Beijing’s toolkit for sometime now. The fact that none of us at the conference were shocked speaks volumes to the now ingrained perception of China on the international stage as a power bent on changing the status-quo—no matter what the cost. A reputation as some sort of rogue state is a tough thing in international politics to change—and it’s something Beijing should bare in mind.  [National Interest]

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