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  1. 2 days ago · South China Sea is the dominant term used in English for the sea, and the name in most European languages is equivalent. This name is a result of early European interest in the sea as a route from Europe and South Asia to the trading opportunities of China.

  2. 23 hours ago · South China Sea, arm of the western Pacific Ocean that borders the Southeast Asian mainland. It is bounded on the northeast by the Taiwan Strait (by which it is connected to the East China Sea); on the east by Taiwan and the Philippines; on the southeast and south by Borneo, the southern limit of.

  3. 2 days ago · The Spratly Islands are one of the major archipelagos in the South China Sea which complicate governance and economics in this part of Southeast Asia due to their location in strategic shipping lanes. The islands are largely uninhabited, but offer rich fishing grounds and may contain significant oil and natural gas reserves, and as such are ...

  4. Sep 11, 2024 · The emergence of Chinese claims in the South China Sea. Although PRC statements often assert that Chinese claims to the islands of the South China Sea date back centuries, these assertions crumble when subjected to historical analysis.

  5. 3 days ago · Paracel Islands. The Paracel Islands, also known as the Xisha Islands (simplified Chinese: 西沙群岛; traditional Chinese: 西沙群島; pinyin: xīshā qúndǎo; lit. 'West Sand Archipelago') [2] and the Hoàng Sa Archipelago (Vietnamese: Quần đảo Hoàng Sa, lit. 'Yellow Sand Archipelago'), are a disputed archipelago in the South China ...

  6. Sep 15, 2024 · As China pushes to dominate the South China Sea, it is increasingly willing to use force to drive out the Philippines, a treaty ally of the United States. In recent months, China’s tactics...

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  8. Sep 17, 2024 · Explore how Chinas claims over the South China Sea have antagonized competing countries and track the latest developments with CFR's Global Conflict Tracker.

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