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Africa is also on the map and that doesn't give China a claim over parts of Africa either. I don't think anybody thinks that a place being on a map means the c
by skrebbel 6y ago
Africa is also on the map and that doesn't give China a claim over parts of Africa either.
I don't think anybody thinks that a place being on a map means the country where the map maker is from gets to control that place.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 6y agoOh yes they do... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks_dispute
- 082349872349872 6y ago> "North Korean authorities were less keen on emphasizing the principle of effective possession (a keystone of the South Korean standpoint), for this would have recognized the Republic of Korea as a legitimate state entity." For reference, according to https://dprktoday.com/assets/img/top-bg4.png https://dprktoday.com/assets/img/top-bg4.png korean unification (modulo some minor bothersome separatists somewhere out in the provinces) is already a thing. I think Alexander the Great was probably in a more descriptive than prescriptive mood when he was asked upon his deathbed who would inherit his empire. His reply: "the strongest". (if conflicts are never ended there are no treaties documenting known agreements between conflicting parties. cough cyprus cough)
- peteretep 6y ago> I don't think anybody thinks that a place being on a map means the country where the map maker is from gets to control that place. That is literally what the Nine Dash Line is about