China destroyed 30,000 world maps over 'problematic' depiction of borders (Image: GETTY)
The borders on the maps are not recognised by Beijing who currently maintain the portrayal of international boundaries within the country, Newsweek reported. Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources, customs officials said at a press conference last week 803 boxes containing the maps had been confiscated and later destroyed. The ministry stated the reason for disposal was due to "problems such as border marking errors”.
The documents have been described as the largest cache to be disposed of in recent history, according to the ministry's Geographic Information Management division.
China is currently involved in many international disputes about its overlapping borders.
The most prominent of these are India and Taiwan which China claims as its own.
While Beijing had fought with New Delhi over the Aksai Chin region near India-administrated Kashmir.
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