China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.

See the Yunnan, China Poverty Map. Yunnan Agriculture: Agricultural activities dominate most of Yunnan Province, including its karst areas. This is generally the case for much of Southwest China, ...

Each province, municipality, and autonomous region of China has been assigned a shade, corresponding to the amount of total water resources. The numerical values corresponding to the shades have been ...

In 1947, China issued a map detailing its claims ... China's rapidly growing influence in the region has the other claimants torn between taking a stance - or bowing to Beijing's economic might.