The East China Sea is an arm of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of roughly 770,000 square kilometers (300,000 sq mi). [3] It is bounded on the east by Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, on the south by the South China Sea, and on the west by the Asian continent.

2025年1月15日 · East China Sea, arm of the Pacific Ocean bordering the East Asian mainland and extending northeastward from the South China Sea, to which it is connected by the shallow Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and mainland China.

The East China Sea is a semi-closed sea bordered by the Yellow Sea to the north, the South China Sea and Taiwan to the south, Japan's Ryukyu and Kyushu islands to the east, and the Chinese mainland to

2024年11月14日 · The East China Sea dispute began over oil and gas resources but switched toward a contest for military and administrative control as China rapidly expanded its naval and coast guard presence in the mid-2000s.

The East China Sea is bounded on the East by Kyūshū and the Ryūkyū Islands, on the South by Taiwan, and on the West by mainland China. It is connected with the South China Sea by the Taiwan Strait and with the Sea of Japan by the Korea Strait; it …

2024年3月7日 · The China Sea is a vital gateway to the Pacific Ocean, with a significant impact on global geopolitics, ecology, and economy. It consists of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, which possess distinct marine ecosystems and …

2025年1月15日 · The East China Sea is a region of high marine-life productivity, and China, Japan, and North and South Korea actively fish in the area. Most of the fishing is done by small local boats, although larger trawlers are also used.

2021年2月9日 · The East China Sea has been described by some experts as a potential “flashpoint” of interstate conflict and great-power rivalry and a source of regional destabilization. Much attention has focused on military activities in this maritime theater, primarily involving Japan, China, and South Korea.

2024年5月10日 · To Beijing, the East and South China Seas are all part of its “near seas,” and China continues to take steps to assert control over this space as one unified maritime periphery — which we refer to colloquially as China’s “One Sea.” The disputed land features in these seas are small — islands, reefs, and rocks — but the economic ...

2024年10月8日 · The East China Sea, also known as the Chinese (Wade-Giles) Tung Hai or (Pinyin) Dong Hai, is an arm of the Pacific Ocean that borders the East Asian continent and extends northeast from the South China Sea.