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	onlinefx destination guide to china
		The PRC administers and governs the majority of China (mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau), while the ROC administers the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, and the disputed islands of Pratas, and Taiping in the South China Sea.
		China is also home to many of the great technical inventions in world history, including the four great inventions of ancient China: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
		China is composed of a vast variety of highly different landscapes, with mostly plateaus and mountains in the west, and lower lands on the east.
	www.onlinefx.co.uk /fx/Stores/OnlineFX/destinationguide/china.asp (630 words)

	East China Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The East China Sea is bounded on the East by the Kyushu and Ryukyu islands, on the South by Taiwan, and on the West by Mainland China.
		It is connected with the South China Sea by the Taiwan Strait and with the Sea of Japan by the Korea Strait; it opens in the North to the Yellow Sea.
		The East China Sea is a place of territorial disputes between the PRC and Japan, notably for undersea natural gas resources.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_China_Sea (337 words)

	South China Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The South China Sea is a marginal sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km².
		The International Hydrographic Bureau defines the sea as stretching in a southwest to northeast direction, whose southern border is 3 degrees South latitude between South Sumatra and Kalimantan (Karimata Strait), and whose northern border is the Strait of Taiwan from the northern tip of Taiwan to the Fujian coast of mainland China.
		Now about 20m under the sea level it was an island until it sunk about 7,000 years ago due to the increasing sea level after the last ice age.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_China_Sea (704 words)

	China's Future Route to Maritime Dominance
		China had planned to finish building the first aircraft carrier by 2000, but the plan has been delayed repeatedly due to lack of carrier experts and technology such as the deck catapult for take-off and landing and hooking facilities.
		China has been actively pursuing its second generation of nuclear submarines to replace its obsolete nuclear submarines, and the new generation of nuclear submarine will not only be equipped with traditional torpedoes, but also new anti-ship missiles.
		China is hoping to decide on the mine sweeping capability improvement project, which will include two types of mine sweepers: one will be the traditional surface mine-sweeping ship, and the other will be to equip frigates with mine-sweeping facilities.
	www.uscc.gov /researchpapers/2004/china'snavyroute.htm (2031 words)

	China builds up strategic sea lanes
		China is building up military forces and setting up bases along sea lanes from the Middle East to project its power overseas and protect its oil shipments, according to a previously undisclosed internal report prepared for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
		China is building naval bases in Burma and has electronic intelligence gathering facilities on islands in the Bay of Bengal and near the Strait of Malacca.
		China also is building up its military forces in the region to be able to "project air and sea power" from the mainland and Hainan Island.
	www.infowars.com /articles/world/china_builds_strategic_sea_lanes.htm (1026 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Ways forward East China Sea dispute
		Chinaâs June 2004 proposal to jointly develop the hydrocarbon resources of the East China Sea is an opportunity to cap rising tension and, at long last, harvest the resources in the disputed area.
		China holds that the Diaoyu Islands are small, uninhabited, and cannot sustain economic life of their own, and thus according to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS) are not entitled to generate a continental shelf or a 200nm EEZ.
		China and Taiwan argue further that the Okinawa Trough delineates the edge of the continental margin and that the axis of the Trough thus serves as the boundary between the continental shelves of China and Japan.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?ID=16699 (3085 words)

	South China Sea Summary
		The South China Sea is bordered by China to the north, Indonesia and Malaysia to the south, Taiwan and the Philippines to the east, and Vietnam and Thailand to the west and has become an increasing flash point in Southeast Asia, because each of those countries lays claim to the Spratley and Paracel Islands.
		The International Hydrographic Organization defines the sea as stretching in a southwest to northeast direction, whose southern border is 3 degrees South latitude between South Sumatra and Kalimantan (Karimata Strait), and whose northern border is the Strait of Taiwan from the northern tip of Taiwan to the Fujian coast of mainland China.
		South China Sea is the dominant term used in English for the sea, and the name in most European languages is equivalent, but it is sometimes called by different names in neighboring countries, often reflecting historical claims to hegemony over the sea.
	www.bookrags.com /South_China_Sea (1400 words)

	The South China Sea Dispute by Scott Snyder: Special Reports: U.S. Institute of Peace
		The importance of the South China Sea as a strategic passageway is unquestioned.
		Safety of navigation and overflight and the freedom of sea lanes of communication are critical strategic interests of the United States, which uses the South China Sea as a transit point and operating area for the U.S. Navy and Air Force between military bases in Asia and the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf areas.
		China's ambiguity on the extent and nature of its claims is regarded as a tactical ploy to stall or defer any attempt to achieve a negotiated settlement until China is prepared to get what it wants through military strength.
	www.usip.org /pubs/specialreports/early/snyder/South_China_Sea1.html (5533 words)

	Encyclopedia: South China Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A marginal sea is a part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas.
		The Karimata Strait is the wide strait that connects the South China Sea to the Java Sea, between the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia.
		Islands in the South China Sea includes the South China Sea Islands (Spratly Islands, Pratas Islands, Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank), islands on the China coast, on the Vietnam coast, on the Borneo coast, and the peripheral islands of Taiwan, the Philippines, etc....
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/South-China-Sea (1854 words)

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		The South China Sea, an area of 648,000 square nautical miles between the coast of Asia and the islands of Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, is dotted with hundreds of islets, reefs, rocks and shoals, which are the subject of conflicting territorial claims.
		China would be concerned arbitration might produce a ruling unfavorable to its basic interests as the dominant power in the region, and possibly lead to international recognition of Taiwan.
		China has published maps with a boundary line enclosing nearly the entire South China Sea, but it is unclear whether it is claiming the entire area as historic waters, or sovereignty over all the mid-ocean land features.
	www.ndu.edu /inss/strforum/SF_60/forum60.html (1999 words)

	World Almanac for Kids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The highlands of South China extend from the Tibetan Plateau (Qing Zang Gaoyuan) E to the sea.
		The climates of China are similar, in their range and distribution, to those of the continental U.S.; temperate climates prevail, with desert and semiarid regions in the W interior and a small area of tropical climate in the extreme SE.
		China’s major environmental problems in the mid-1990s included acid rain, chiefly from the burning of coal as fuel; water pollution from untreated sewage and industrial wastes; misuse of agricultural chemicals; and loss of arable land because of soil erosion and population pressures.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/china.html (6553 words)

	Chinese Geography
		China is situated in the eastern part of Asia,on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean.
		China has a land border of 22,143.34 kilometerslong and is bordered by twelve countries: Korea in the east; Russian inthe northeast and the northwest; Mongolia in the north; India, Pakistan,Bhutan and Nepal in part of the west and southwest; Burma, Laos and Vietnamin the south.
		China is a mountainous country, with two-thirdsof its total land area covered by mountains, hills and plateaus.
	www.china-inc.com /education/geography (1088 words)

	Asia Times Online - News from greater China; Hong Kong and Taiwan
		China also reacted with relative calm to the announcement by Vietnam that it would start commercial flights by the end of the year to Truong Sa Lon (Large Spratly), an island where it already has military and administrative facilities.
		Beijing's negotiating position over the South China Sea has correlated to movements in global oil-price indexes, shifting from implacable opposition to a deal during the formative growth years of the late 1990s, when it laid claim to 80% of the entire sea area, to a cautious flexibility in the face of a looming energy crunch.
		In a flurry of recent activity, China's national oil companies have drawn up exploration plans for zones in the East China Sea and South China Sea that all are potential flashpoints because of overlapping economic zones or unresolved territorial claims.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/FI04Ad04.html (1204 words)

	Fueling the dragon: China's race into the oil market, by Gal Luft
		China’s ability to provide for its own needs is limited by the fact that its proven oil reserves are small in relation to its consumption.
		China's relations with state sponsors of terrorism has provided these countries a great deal of money, allowing them to continue to harbor terrorist organizations and to maintain a policy of oppression and exploitation of their people.
		China’s plan calls for a pipeline running to the Manchurian city of Daqing, while Japan is insisting on a pipeline that would run to Nakhodka, the Russian coastal area opposite to Japan.
	www.iags.org /china.htm (1589 words)

	East China Sea Summary
		In the north, it borders on the Yellow Sea (Huang Hai), and in the east it borders on Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces of the Chinese mainland.
		The East China Sea is bounded on the East by the Kyushu and Ryukyu islands, on the South by Taiwan, and on the West by mainland China.
		It is connected with the South China Sea by the Taiwan Strait and with the Sea of Japan by the Korea Strait; it opens in the North to the Yellow Sea.
	www.bookrags.com /East_China_Sea (620 words)

	China’s Worries at Sea
		China’s territorial waters are mostly composed of enclosed or semi-enclosed areas surrounded by the “first island chain”.
		China must develop better long-range strike capability, ocean-range operation capability, and seek ways to strategically increase the potential damages of war for the opponent to enhance China’s security index.
		It is under these circumstances that China is gradually turning its attention to developing seaward defense, with the purpose of increasing the national security index and raising China’s status and credibility in solving international disputes through political, diplomatic and peaceful means.
	www.uscc.gov /researchpapers/2004/chinaworriesatsea.htm (2015 words)

	China's Navy Today
		China's best military units--estimated at approximately 10 percent of its overall forces--are being modernized at a steady pace, in keeping with the country's ongoing economic development.
		The Marine Force's primary mission is to safeguard China's island holdings in the South China Sea during times of peace and to seize and defend islands in the South China Sea during times of war.
		At-sea sustainability is modest, and the PLAN has not yet demonstrated the ability to conduct complex coordinated air and surface operations.
	www.navyleague.org /seapower/chinas_navy_today.htm (3888 words)

	China Sea -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		A sea of the western Pacific Ocean, the Yellow Sea is bordered by the Korean peninsula and the Japanese island of Kyushu on the east and China on the north and west.
		Korea Bay and the gulf of Bo Hai are its main inlets, shaped by the Liaodong Peninsula jutting from the north and the Shandong Peninsula from the southwest.
		Sea kraits are common in warm, shallow waters of the western Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Bay of Bengal.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9360606 (864 words)

	China reiterates stance on East China Sea issues(09/22/05)
		China and Japan have disputes on boundary demarcation in the East China Sea.
		China and India reached an agreement on the guiding principles concerning the solution of the border issues in the fifth round of meeting, which was held in New Delhi in April.
		China and the United States, as two important countries, enjoy sound development of bilateral ties at present, Qin said, adding that the two sides maintain effective cooperation in such important fields as economy and trade, anti-terrorism, and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
	www.china-embassy.org /eng/gyzg/t213466.htm (1038 words)

	South China Sea on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is connected with the East China Sea by the Taiwan Strait.
		The southwestern part of the sea from the Gulf of Thailand to the Java Sea is an enormous submerged plain called the Sunda Platform; water is generally shallow (less than 200 ft/61 m) throughout this vast area.
		China willing to cooperate with nations in South China Sea region: FM spokesman.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/SthC1hi.asp (366 words)

	China General Information Base, China Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		China lies mainly in the northern temperate zone under the influence of monsoon.
		China population is distributed unevenly with more in the east (more than 300 persons per square kilometer) and fewer in the west (about 40 persons per square kilometer.
		The Yangtze of 6,300 kilometers is the longest river in China.
	www.chinatoday.com /general/a.htm (1251 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Japan calls on China for consultation on East China Sea dispute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kawaguchi proposed that China and Japan conduct a comprehensive study and also consult on energy issues in general and on exploration of the East China Sea, Takashima added.
		The two countries have never agreed to a border between their respective zones in the East China Sea and they are now exploring for natural gas in a disputed area.
		China recently started building an undersea pipeline in the area and Japan is worried it could tap into reserves in its own territory.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nts44043.htm (351 words)

	Islands in the South China Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After reading your article, I have the impression that you think China has been an agressive and unfriendly country, which is one of the resons for its recent troubles with other countries, either the border disputes or the visit of Lee.
		China lost a huge territory to the Russian empire, which Lenin promised to give back to China but was't able to do so in time.
		You asserted that it is OK for many other countries to have teritory claim hundreds miles away from their borders because they are "friendly" and as China is not considered friendly, therefore it is not.
	weekly.china-forum.org /CCF95/ccf9533-5.html (417 words)

	South China Sea Full Report
		Indonesia's ownership of the natural gas-rich fields offshore of the Natuna Islands was undisputed until China released an official map with unclear maritime boundaries indicating that Chinese-claimed waters in the South China Sea may extend into the waters around the Natuna Islands.
		ASEAN includes all South China Sea nations except for China and Taiwan, and has held a number of working groups with China and Taiwan on related issues that have the potential to foster the cooperation and friendship needed to resolve the more contentious issues in the region.
		China, which is a member of the ARF, has argued in the past that the resolution of territorial disputes should be a bilateral issue.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/schina2.html (3510 words)

	South China Sea - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A number of nations, particularly the Philippines, object to the name "South China Sea", in that it implies Chinese sovereignty over the sea, which they dispute.
		States with borders on the sea (clockwise from north) include: the People's Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
		Over 1.6 million mandsup3 (10 million barrels) of crude oil a day are shipped through the Strait of Malacca, where there are regular reports of piracy, but much less frequently than before the mid-20th century.
	open-encyclopedia.com /South_China_Sea (609 words)

	Asia Times Online - The trusted news source for information on Japan
		China appears to believe that Tokyo feels threatened by China's enormous economic development and is trying to contain it, at least in the East China Sea.
		China, the world's No 2 oil consumer after the US, is racing to develop natural resources to meet its rapidly growing domestic demand for energy as the economy races ahead.
		China's dependence on the region's oil is expected to reach 50% in 2020 from 15% in 2000, according to experts.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Japan/FG27Dh03.html (1748 words)

	China Reiterates Stance on E. China Sea
		China and Japan have not drawn border demarcations in the disputed area although Japan once unilaterally announced a median line, which was not accepted by China.
		China Thursday urged Indonesia not to abuse military force after an Indonesian navy warship fired on a Chinese fishing vessel, which was allegedly a poaching vessel, on Monday in the Arafura Sea off Papua Island.
		China and India reached an agreement on the guiding principles at the fifth round, which was held in New Delhi in April.
	www.china.org.cn /english/2005/Sep/143181.htm (812 words)

	China on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		China's capital is Beijing ; Shanghai is its largest city.
		China's prudent cultivation of "soft" power and implications for U.S. policy in East Asia.
		China's change merchants: A new breed of CEO emerging in China is wiring the nation--and portending change for just about everything else.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/China.asp (523 words)

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