One of the most curious things about China's population is that the overwhelming majority live in the eastern part of the ...

One of the most curious things about China's population is that the overwhelming majority live in the eastern part of the country. Ninety-four percent live in an area to the east of a diagonal ...

The updated maps came after China reasserted its claim over the disputed Scarborough Shoal following new Philippine ...

Sansha, set up to assert China’s claims in contested waters, gets new map and postcodes days after Manila enacts laws on ...

This area includes much of China’s nine-dash ... over its claimed territories in the region. The updated maps came after China reasserted its claim over the disputed Scarborough Shoal following ...

according to satellite photography of the area. It was presumably still underway in the South China Sea, where China has maritime and territorial disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam.

These areas used to be part of Tibet until Chinese rule. The TAR refers to China's current Tibetan borders and doesn't include these neighboring areas, though Tibetans still consider these areas ...