Map Of South China Sea

1,400,000 sq mi (3,500,000 sq km). In the eastern part of the sea, china, taiwan, and the philippines all claim scarborough shoal; South china sea last updated:

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In the north, it connects with the pacific through the luzon strait and with the east china sea through the taiwan strait.

February 7, 2013 (notes) full report overview the south china sea is a critical world trade route and a potential source of hydrocarbons, particularly natural gas, with competing claims of ownership over the sea and its resources. On 1st january, 2013, china issued a new map, which for the first time marked in detail more than 130 islands, reefs, shoals in the south china sea that beijing claims within u shaped lines. The south china sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims within the region by several sovereign states, namely brunei, the people's republic of china (prc), taiwan (republic of china/roc), indonesia, malaysia, the philippines, and vietnam.an estimated us$3.37 trillion worth of global trade passes through. The body of water is bounded by the east coast of the malay peninsula and the southern part of the gulf of thailand.