INQUIRER.net: New official China map includes contested islands

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New official China map includes contested islands Jan 12th 2013, 21:05 MANILA, Philippines—China has published a new official map that includes islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as part of sovereign Chinese territory, according to a report by the state-run Xinhua news agency.   China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation (NASMG), which announced the release of the map on Friday, described the new official map as featuring "more than 130 islands and islets in the South China Sea, most of which have not been featured on previous maps of China," the Xinhua report said.   The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it would ask the Philippine Embassy in Beijing to confirm the report.... Keep on reading: New official China map includes contested islands Media files: west-philippine-sea.jpg (image/jpeg)

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