China’s maximalist position aimed at cramping India’s strategic space China's attempts to lay claim over areas south of the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction + , as made obvious through a map released by Beijing a few days ago, could worsen the ongoing stand-off in the Doklam area + . Indian authorities see this as not just intended to take a maximalist position in the dispute, but also to obfuscate the main issue of PLA's violation of the status quo in the region. This fits in nicely with China's almost habitual strategy to create a smokescreen of victimhood, even as it itself encroaches upon disputed territory. The stand-off in the Doklam area + continues with Indian forces blocking the road construction by the Chinese towards where Beijing believes the tri-junction (the place where borders of the 3 countries meet meet) is located. According to reports from Beijing, the map released by China on Friday night to highlight 'trespassin...