While the term "nine-dash line" - jiu duan xian in Chinese - is widely used outside China for the cartographic marker, it is officially referred to in Beijing as "the dotted line" or duan xu xian.

The South China Sea has long been a focal point of geopolitical tensions, with numerous countries laying claim to its waters. Among these, the **Philippines** stands out as a prominent player.

BEIJING: At the heart of the South China Sea dispute is the “nine-dash line”, Beijing’s claim that encircles as much as 90% of the ­contested waters. The line runs as far as 2,000km from ...

Over the last week, CHAGEE got into hot water for featuring the “nine-dash line” map on its mobile application which was available in Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand.

A map displayed in a video clip at the Miss Global 2025 final in Thailand on March 9, 2025 features the unlawful ‘nine-dash line,’ also known as the ‘cow tongue-shaped line,’ which China uses to ...

MANILA, Philippines — Even artificial intelligence (AI) acknowledges that the so-called nine-dash-line claim of China in the South China Sea is “invalid,” according to an AI tool created by ...

Xue Li of CASS explains the nine-dash line, China's South China Sea policy, and what comes after the arbitration ruling. The current understanding of "historic rights" in the South China Sea in ...