Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China’s latest South China Sea map

An aerial view of what Philippine Coast Guard alleges were Chinese vessels, manned by Chinese maritime militia loitering within the vicinity of Thitu Island, one of nine features occupied by the Philippines in Spratly Islands, in the disputed South China Sea, March 9, 2023/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea, which Beijing on Thursday said should be viewed rationally and objectively. China released the map on Monday of its famous U-shaped line…