Nine-Dash Line

Q.  The ‘Nine-dash line’ is in news recently. It is
- Published on 13 Jul 16

a. Related to South China Sea dispute
b. Related Indo-Pak border
c. Line passing through the Chabahar Port, Iran
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Related to South China Sea dispute
 
  • The nine-dash line, previously the "11-dash line", is the demarcation line used initially by the government of the Republic of China (ROC / Taiwan) and subsequently also by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), for their claims of the major part of the South China Sea.
  • The contested area in the South China Sea includes the Paracel Islands, the Spratly Islands, and various other areas including the Pratas Islands, the Macclesfield Bank and the Scarborough Shoal.
  • The claim encompasses the area of Chinese land reclamation known as the "great wall of sand".

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