East China Sea

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East China Sea

An arm of the western Pacific Ocean bounded by China, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu and Kyushu Islands.

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East China Sea

(Placename) part of the N Pacific, between the E coast of China and the Ryukyu Islands

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East′ Chi′na Sea′

a part of the N Pacific, bounded by China, Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan. 480,000 sq. mi. (1,243,200 sq. km).

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East China Sea - part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia

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The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tons -- around 1 million barrels -- of oil from Iran to South Korea when it collided with the Hong Kong-registered CF Crystal freighter in the East China Sea on January 7.

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It has responded by stringing a line of anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile batteries along 200 islands in the East China Sea, stretching 870 miles from the country's mainland toward Taiwan, Reuters reported.