China seized 60,000 cards over “deluded” Taiwan

Chinese customs officers in Eastern Sandong province have seized 60,000 cards that have “misled” the self -governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

The maps, the authorities, also “missed important islands” in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s claims overlap with those of their neighbors, including the Philippines and Vietnam.

“Problem” cards intended for export cannot be sold as they “endanger the national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity” of China, the authorities said.

Maps are a sensitive topic for China and its rivals for reefs, islands and outputs in the South China Sea.

Chinese customs said the cards also did not contain the nine-thihoresh, which distinguishes Beijing’s claim to almost the entire South China Sea.

The line consists of nine dashes, which extend hundreds of miles south and east of its most sowing province of Hainan.

The seized cards also do not mark the maritime border between China and Japan, authorities said.

Authorities said the cards had misled Taiwan’s province without specifying exactly what abuse was.

China sees a self -governed Taiwan in its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to accept the island. But Taiwan sees himself as different from the Chinese continent, with his own constitution and democratically elected leaders.

Tensions in the South China Sea erupts from time to time – most recently over the weekend, when ships from China and the Philippines were in another meeting.

Manila accused a Chinese ship of deliberately stabbing and launching her water cannon to a Philippine government ship.

But Beijing said the incident happened after the Philippine ship ignored multiple warnings and “dangerously approached” the Chinese ship.

The Philippines and Vietnam are also particularly sensitive to images of the South China Sea in maps.

The Barbie movie of 2023 was Vietnam and censored in the Philippines To display a map of the South China Sea with the nine dashes.

China’s customs statement does not say where the seized cards were intended. China supplies much of the world’s goods, from Christmas lights to stationery.

The confiscation of “problem cards” by Chinese customs officers is not uncommon – although the number of cards seized in Shandong easily darkens past attacks. Goods that fail to check the customs are destroyed.

In March, customs officers at Kingdao airport seized a batch of 143 maritime graphics that contained “obvious mistakes” within national borders.

In August, customs officers in Hebey provoked two “problem cards” which, among other things, contained “misplacing” on the Tibetan border.