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China’s coast guard patrolled Japan-administered islands ‍in the East China Sea almost daily last year, it said recently.

About East China Sea

• It is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, located in East Asia.
• It extends northeastward from the South China Sea, to which it is connected by the shallow Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and mainland China. 
• The Korea Strait connects it to the Sea of Japan. 
• To the north, the East China Sea opens up into the Yellow Sea.
• To the east, you’ll find Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. 
• The East China Sea and the South China Sea together form the China Sea.
• In China, people often call it the East Sea.
• The countries which border the sea include South Korea, Japan, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the People’s Republic of China.
• It has an area of about 750,000 sq.km. and is largely shallow; almost three-fourths of the sea is less than 650 feet (200 metres).
• Rivers: The Yellow River (Huanghe) and the Yangtze River (Changjiang) discharge into the East China Sea.
• Weather in the region is dominated by the monsoon winds.
• The region is influenced by the Tsushima and Kuroshio Currents as well as by a strong upwelling area northeast of Taiwan.
• Islands: The sea contains several islands, with the most significant being the Ryukyu Islands, which are part of Japan, and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
  • China, Taiwan, and Japan all claim sovereignty over the Senkaku islands, which are under Japanese administration.
• It has a huge presence of submerged reefs in the northern region, such as Yajiao Rock, Hupijiao Rock, and Socotra Rock.
• Approximately 35% of global petroleum and petroleum product shipments traveled through the East China Sea in 2023.

Source: TH

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