Zhang said China approved 15 coastal infrastructure projects this ... with each region ordered to draw up maps of natural forests, rivers, wetlands and other vulnerable ecosystems that must ...

China has been actively protecting and restoring its coastal ecosystems, with approximately 112 kilometers of coastline and over 6,000 hectares of coastal wetlands already restored since 2020.

China’s new map could worsen clashes in the area ... the Chinese navy and coast guard “will seek to assert Chinese sovereignty and jurisdiction based on the map,” he told NBC News on ...

Malaysia has rejected the latest edition of the ‘standard map of China’ that lays claim to almost the entire South China Sea, including areas lying off the coast of Malaysian Borneo.

Unlike the United States, China only has an eastern coastline, where all the major commercial sea and river ports are located - such as Qing Dao, Da Lian, Yan Tai, Shang Hai, Xia Men, and Hong Kong.