Sometimes, all it takes is to get you out of a global gathering is one simple dash.

Last week, Beijing released an updated “10-dash line” version of the world map, its view of China’s place in the world. In an assessment of where the mainland believes its territories extend to, the map included areas of India, the South China Sea and Taiwan. Instead of a nine-dash line, which Beijing for many years has used to assert sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, an extra dash was added to represent China’s claims over Taiwan and encircle the land masses of its neighbors that it sees as its own.

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