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east china sea (dict)
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East China SeaThe East China 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 km. In China, the sea is called the East Sea. In South Korea, it is sometimes called the 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 PLA submarine has enter its EEZ, where the PRC regarded as part of its continental shelf. - See also: Xihu Trough, Geography of China
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