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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Example Sentences

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

AIS data showed the "vast majority" of vessels congregating in the East China Sea appeared to be from the eastern province of Zhejiang, where several maritime militia ports are located, said Poling.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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

Last week, China and Japan's coast guards gave conflicting accounts of a confrontation near disputed islands in the East China Sea.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 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)