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

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

The 2010 arrest of another Chinese fishing boat captain off those islands in the East China Sea became a major diplomatic incident.

From Barron's

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

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

From Barron's

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