Stephan Grauwels: Beijing Seizes Japan Textbooks for Content

From AP, via sfgate.com:

Textbooks headed for a Japanese school in China were seized by customs officials who objected to the way maps in the books depicted the Chinese mainland and rival Taiwan, an official said Tuesday.

The maps showed the mainland and the island in different colors, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao, indicating that Beijing was concerned this might make Taiwan seem like a separate country.

See also “China to Return 15 Japanese Textbooks” from CRI.

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