South China Sea

E10082

marginal sea sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea in Southeast Asia known for its strategic shipping lanes, rich fisheries, and significant oil and gas reserves, as well as ongoing territorial disputes among neighboring countries.

Aliases (14)

West Philippine Sea ×4
South China Sea disputes ×3
South China Sea coast ×2
Beibu Gulf ×1
Central and Southern Seas ×1
South China Sea Basin ×1
South China Sea Islands region ×1
South China Sea dispute ×1
South China Sea dispute areas ×1
South China Sea margin ×1
South China Sea region ×1
South China Sea shipping lanes ×1
South China Sea trade routes ×1
West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation) ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marginal sea → sea →
arbitrationRulingYear	2016 →
arbitrationTribunal	Permanent Court of Arbitration →
area	approximately 3.5 million square kilometres →
basinCountry	Brunei → China → Indonesia → Malaysia → Philippines → Taiwan → Vietnam →
borderedBy	Brunei → China → Indonesia → Malaysia → Philippines → Taiwan → Vietnam →
climate	tropical →
connectedTo	East China Sea → Gulf of Thailand → Java Sea → Karimata Strait → Luzon Strait → Philippine Sea → Strait of Malacca → Sulu Sea → Taiwan Strait →
disputedBy	Brunei → China → Malaysia → Philippines → Taiwan → Vietnam →
governedBy	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea →
hasClaim	nine-dash line claim by China →
hasFeature	Macclesfield Bank → Scarborough Shoal →
hasIslandGroup	Paracel Islands → Pratas Islands → Spratly Islands →
hasStrait	Karimata Strait → Luzon Strait → Strait of Malacca → Taiwan Strait →
importance	important fishing grounds for surrounding states → key energy transport corridor → major route for global maritime trade →
knownFor	rich fisheries → significant oil and gas reserves → strategic shipping lanes → territorial disputes →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia →
partOf	Pacific Ocean → Western Pacific Ocean →
subjectOf	South China Sea arbitration between Philippines and China →

Referenced by (133)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bagac → Cochinchina → French Indochina → Greater Sunda Islands → Indochinese Peninsula → Kalimantan → Kwang-Chou-Wan → Lingnan → Mekong Delta → Republic of Vietnam → Sarawak → Southeast Asia → Southern China →	borderedBy
Gulf of Tonkin → Hainan → Hong Kong under British rule → Macclesfield Bank → Paracel Islands → Pratas Islands → Riau Islands → Scarborough Shoal → Scarborough Shoal ("West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation)") → Spratly Islands →	locatedIn
Bataan Peninsula → Brunei Darussalam → Cavite → Fujian → Ilocos Region ("West Philippine Sea") → Johor → Kelantan →	hasCoastlineOn
East China Sea → Gulf of Thailand → Gulf of Tonkin → Higashi Shina Kai → Java Sea → Sulu Sea →	connectedTo
Bataan Peninsula → Kelantan → Malay Archipelago → Maritime Southeast Asia → Zambales →	borders
Kota Kinabalu → Pahang → Subic Bay → Subic Bay ("West Philippine Sea") → Terengganu →	locatedOnCoastOf
Gulf of Thailand → Gulf of Tonkin → Macclesfield Bank ("South China Sea Islands region") → Manila Bay → Victoria Harbour →	partOf
Labuan → Malaysia → Philippine Archipelago → Philippines →	borderedBySea
Guangdong Province → Johor Sultanate → Nam Kỳ → Shenzhen Nanshan District ("South China Sea coast") →	locatedOn
Central Luzon → Luzon → Malay Peninsula →	bordersBodyOfWater
Asia → East Asia → Gulf of Tonkin ("Beibu Gulf") →	bordersSea
Luzon Strait → Strait of Malacca → Taiwan Strait →	connects
Bagac ("West Philippine Sea") → Bagac → Province of Bataan →	hasCoastOn
Zhuhai → western Pacific Ocean ("South China Sea dispute areas") →	adjacentTo
Hainan → Pearl River Delta →	borderedByWaterBody
Singapore Strait → Straits of Johor →	connectsTo
Mekong River → Rajang River →	emptiesInto
Borneo → Corregidor →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Pontianak → Singkawang →	locatedNear
Rajang River → Saigon River →	mouthLocatedIn
Manila Bay ("West Philippine Sea") → Manila Trench →	near
Malay Peninsula → Zambales Mountains →	separates
United States Indo-Pacific strategy ("South China Sea disputes") →	addresses
Zambales Mountains →	adjacentSea
Northeast monsoon →	affectsRegion
United States Seventh Fleet →	areaOfResponsibility
South China theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War ("South China Sea shipping lanes") →	associatedWith
Hong Kong →	bodyOfWater
Vietnam →	borderBodyOfWater
Ilocos Region →	borderedByBodyOfWater
China →	borderingSea
Philippine Mobile Belt ("South China Sea Basin") →	boundedBy
Manila →	coastalCityOn
Philippine Navy ("South China Sea disputes") →	conflict
Karimata Strait →	connectsBodyOfWater
western Pacific Ocean →	contains
Pacific Ocean →	containsFeature
Kaga-class aircraft carrier →	designedForEnvironment
Macclesfield Bank ("South China Sea dispute") →	disputedAreaIn
Zambales Mountains →	drainageTo
Pearl River ("South China Sea coast") →	hasEstuaryNear
Gulf of Tonkin incident →	hasLocation
Asia-Pacific →	hasMajorSeaLane
Indo-Pacific region →	hasPart
Indo-Pacific region ("South China Sea disputes") →	isCentralTo
Canton ("South China Sea trade routes") →	isMajorPortOn
Karimata Strait →	locatedSouthOf
Opium Wars →	location
Ming and Qing Chinese maritime trade restrictions →	mainRegion
Mekong River →	mouthLocation
Zhongnanhai ("Central and Southern Seas") →	nameMeaning
Rajang River →	navigableFrom
Kota Kinabalu International Airport →	nearbyWaterBody
Fendouzhe →	notableDiveLocation
Luzon Strait →	oceanRegion
Manila Bay →	opensInto
Philippine Navy →	operatesIn
Commander of the Asiatic Squadron →	operatingArea
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) →	operationalArea
Tropic of Cancer ("South China Sea region") →	passesThrough
Manila Trench ("South China Sea margin") →	region
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit →	regionFocus
Chinese Air Force →	regionOfOperations
Federation of Malaya →	seaBorder
Sulu Sea →	separatedFrom
HMS Queen Elizabeth →	visitedRegion