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nine-dash line

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Etymology

Calque of Chinese 九段線 /九段线 (Jiǔduànxiàn).

  1. derived from 九段線 /九段线

Definitions

  1. A set of line segments on various maps that have accompanied the claims of the People's…

    A set of line segments on various maps that have accompanied the claims of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China to various contested areas in the South China Sea.

    • Hollywood certainly has a cynical heart: Barbie was banned this week from opening in Vietnam for including on a map the “nine-dash line” that China uses to claim sovereignty over territory in the South China Sea.

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