China Sea

American  

noun

1. the East China Sea and the South China Sea, taken together.

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China Sea British  

noun

1. part of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of China: divided by Taiwan into the East China Sea in the north and the South China Sea in the south

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Example Sentences

The clock is also ticking on a proposed code of conduct between the 11-nation block and China in the South China Sea, where the Philippines, along with member states Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam, have contesting claims.

From Barron's

The Lincoln had been operating in the South China Sea when it was ordered to the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group, which includes destroyers, F-35s and other jet fighters and electronic-jamming aircraft, were spotted by maritime-traffic trackers sailing west from the South China Sea toward the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is leaving the South China Sea and is expected to arrive in the Middle East by this weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal

On December 9, Russian and Chinese bombers rendezvous in the East China Sea and fly around Japan, Tokyo says.

From Barron's