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East China Sea Wikipedia

The East China Sea (Chinese: Dōng Hǎi 東海/东海, literal meaning: East Sea) is a marginal sea and part of the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by Mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Its surface area is around 1,200,000 km². In South Korea, the sea is sometimes called South Sea.

Its northern part, between China and the Korean peninsula is called the Yellow Sea.

It is a place of territorial disputes between the People's Republic of China and Japan, notably for undersea oil resources. In October to November 2004, Japanese authority claimed that a People's Liberation Army|PLA submarine has enter its EEZ, where the PRC regarded as part of its continental shelf.

See also: Xihu Trough, Geography of ChinaCategory:Geography of ChinaCategory:Seas

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Last Modified:   2005-03-13