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 major sargassum bloom developed in the tropical Atlantic in 2011, followed by another in the East China Sea in 2012.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

Japan has installed missiles, radar, garrisons and electronic-warfare systems on the islands to protect the archipelago amid intensifying Chinese military activity in the East China Sea and—potentially—to play a role in any defense of Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

Japan's coast guard said two Chinese coast guard patrol ships entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea in the early hours of Tuesday, and left a few hours later.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

Last September Admiral Halsey led American naval task forces into Philippine waters and north to the East China Sea, and struck heavy blows at Japanese air and sea power.

From State of the Union Address by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano