The map in Chinese passports that shows disputed regions as part of China upset several countries. Source: AAP
SEVERAL countries are upset about a map in new Chinese passports that shows disputed islands as being part of China.
The map, which is printed on inside pages of the passport, shows an outline of China and includes Taiwan and the South China Sea, hemmed in by dashes.
The Philippines and Vietnam have objected to the map's depiction of disputed islands as being part of China.
India has complained about its depiction of its northern border with China, and retaliated by issuing Chinese citizens with visas embossed with its own map.
Taiwan has also condemned the map.
The United States said on Tuesday it would raise concerns with Beijing that the map was causing "tension and anxiety" among claimant states in the disputed South China Sea.
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told a news briefing it was up to countries to decide what their passports looked like.
But she questioned whether it was politically smart or helpful to be taking steps that antagonise countries."
She said it was unhelpful for creating an environment for resolving the territorial disputes.
The US intervention won't be welcomed by Beijing, which regards as meddling Washington's advocacy for peaceful settlement of the conflicting claims in the South China Sea.
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