It has been brought to the attention of the editors of Environmental Earth Sciences (EES) that some readers may interpret the publication of certain Chinese maps referenced in EES as a political statement. This is not the case. EES's submission policy is clearly expressed in the authors' copyright transfer statements where authors warrant sole ownership of their paper, confirm that they have been authorized by any additional copyright owner to assign the right to publish the work, and assert that the article does not infringe any third party rights. Works published, therefore, reflect the individual views of the authors and are not the official point of view of EES, its Editorial Board or its Publisher. EES neither has a position with regard to any jurisdictional claims in the area of water that might be inferred from the maps, nor does EES have any vested interest in the details of the jurisdictional boundaries depicted. The published scientific results are the critical concern to the subscribers of EES.
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