{"id":24605,"date":"2026-07-27T12:39:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24605"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:13:48","slug":"facts-about-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/facts-about-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>South China Sea Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 62 sank during stormy weather in the contested South China Sea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About South China Sea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>arm of the western Pacific Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that borders the Southeast Asian mainland.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Boundaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Vietnam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is connected by the <\/span><b>Taiwan Strait<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the East China Sea and by the <\/span><b>Luzon Strait<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the <\/span><b>Philippine Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (both marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The South China Sea and the East China Sea together form the China Sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two major archipelagos are known as <\/span><b>the Paracel Islands, controlled by China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Spratly Islands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Weather in the sea is tropical and largely controlled by monsoons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>significant trade route for crude oil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Persian Gulf and Africa through the Strait of Malacca to Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Ports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/vietnam-south-china-sea-ship-sinking-july-26-2026\/article71268677.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South China Sea is an arm of the western Pacific Ocean that borders the Southeast Asian mainland. 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