Beijing Shoots Itself in Foot with ’10-Dash Line’ Map

Tone-deaf timing of map’s publication a slap in the face of neighboring nations, G-20

By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

Beijing’s recent publication of a new, standard map, its so-called ’10-dash line’ extending its claim over most of the South China Sea beyond its internationally recognized Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), may just be the opportunity hitherto missing for the US in its long-running mission to contain China. The map has effectively rev…