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China's dream of empire, the original map
 I had heard people talking about this idea of China's expansionism before, and I finally found the original map. Download the map here in .PDF format. In my book, this map belongs with the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, but anyhow, it's the source of the idea.Indian Home Affairs Minister Mr. R. M. Hajarnavis claimed in the Indian Upper House on 27 August that the Communist Chinese have published a map showing most of South East Asia as well as large areas of India as Chinese territory. This statement refers to a map which appeared in a Chinese text book Brief History of Modern China published in Peking by the Yi Chang publishing house. Its original heading runs as follows: "The Chinese Territories Taken by the Imperialists in the Old Democratic Revolutionary Era (l840-1919)." It depicts as part of the Chinese Empire numerous areas that later came either under foreign domination or became independent Asian nations. Thus the map (as reproduced on the next page) shows parts of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, and Tajikstan as the "Great North West" within Chinese borders (they were taken over by Russia under the Treaty of Chuguchak in 1864); the Pamir region (lost in 1896); areas of the Soviet Far East ("given to Russia" under the Treaties of Aigun in 1858 and Peking in 1860). Other parts of Asia shown as part of the Chinese Empire between l840 and 1919 are Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, and the Ryukyu islands. All are marked as lost to the "imperialist" powers during that period. Since the said textbook was published in 1954, and the map in question referred to an earlier historical period, its use as a means of demonstrating Peking's present expansionism is limited. In addition, the Chinese news agency Hsinhua (Xinhua), presumably referring to this map (following its republication in an Indian weekly as part of an article on Chinese border claims on the Soviet Union) denied its authenticity on 13 August. Whatever its origin, however, it can hardly be presented as a documentary evidence of Chinese expansionism. Posted by: Ching Spoth1127 2007-06-13 |
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