East China Sea

American  

noun

1. a part of the northern 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 British  

noun

1. part of the N Pacific, between the E coast of China and the Ryukyu Islands

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East China Sea

A string of Japanese islands stretches across the East China Sea and stops less than 70 miles from Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

In 2010, a collision between a Chinese fishing vessel and the Japanese coast guard near a chain of disputed islands in the East China Sea sparked an earlier diplomatic spat between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

China on Wednesday confirmed that its air force had conducted a joint patrol with Russia in the East China Sea and Western Pacific airspace.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

In 2010, China briefly suspended External link rare earth exports to Japan over a East China Sea dispute.

From Barron's ● Dec. 7, 2025

The yacht was beginning to roll now, for they were making the East China Sea.

From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)