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The '''East China Sea''' is a marginal sea east of [[China]]. It is a part of the [[Pacific Ocean]] and covers an area of 1,249,000 km². In [[China]], the sea is called the ''East Sea''. In [[Korea]], the sea is sometimes called "''South Sea''", but this is more often used to speak only of the area near South Korea's southern coast.

== Geography ==
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 opens in the North to the [[Yellow Sea]].

Territories with borders on the sea (clockwise from north) include: [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], and [[Mainland China]].

=== Rivers ===
The [[Yangtze River]] (Chang Jiang) is the largest river flowing into the East China Sea.

==Related pages==
*[[Senkaku Islands|Disputed Islands]]

== Other websites ==
* Kosuke Takahashi. [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FG27Dh03.html Gas and oil rivalry in the East China Sea] {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090718044930/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FG27Dh03.html |date=2009-07-18 }} ''Asia Times Online''. July 27, 2004.
* [[Wikinews:Chinese submarine enters Japanese waters|Chinese submarine enters Japanese waters]]. ''Wikinews''. November 18, 2004. Retrieved March 7, 2006.
* [http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=4489650 Oil and gas in troubled waters] ''The Economist''. October 6, 2005.
* J Sean Curtin. [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GJ19Dh01.html Stakes rise in Japan, China gas dispute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107050006/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GJ19Dh01.html |date=2009-11-07 }} ''Asia Times Online''. October 19, 2005.
* [http://www.suyanrock.com Chinese Suyan Rock community] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312041128/http://www.suyanrock.com/ |date=2007-03-12 }}

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