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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The western part of the Pacific Ocean extending along the eastern coast of Asia from southern Japan to the Malay Peninsula. It is divided by Taiwan into the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
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Examples
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It is also doubtful whether China, in making its case, can hearken to the sheer nominalism of the "South China Sea" on the map which India of course wouldn't dare do with the "Indian" Ocean.
Daniel Wagner: China's Pre-Imperial Overstretch Daniel Wagner 2011
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China has repeatedly clashed with Vietnam and the Philippines over the Spratly and Paracel islands and even mere rocks in the China Sea.
Eric Margolis: The Road to War in Asia Eric Margolis 2011
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Just as some might wonder what the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is doing in Afghanistan, one might wonder what the United States Navy is doing in the China Sea.
Tom Hayden: America's New Cold War With China Tom Hayden 2011
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It is also doubtful whether China, in making its case, can hearken to the sheer nominalism of the "South China Sea" on the map which India of course wouldn't dare do with the "Indian" Ocean.
Daniel Wagner: China's Pre-Imperial Overstretch Daniel Wagner 2011
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It is also doubtful whether China, in making its case, can hearken to the sheer nominalism of the "South China Sea" on the map which India of course wouldn't dare do with the "Indian" Ocean.
Daniel Wagner: China's Pre-Imperial Overstretch Daniel Wagner 2011
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Just as some might wonder what the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is doing in Afghanistan, one might wonder what the United States Navy is doing in the China Sea.
Tom Hayden: America's New Cold War With China Tom Hayden 2011
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Just as some might wonder what the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is doing in Afghanistan, one might wonder what the United States Navy is doing in the China Sea.
Tom Hayden: America's New Cold War With China Tom Hayden 2011
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Just as some might wonder what the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is doing in Afghanistan, one might wonder what the United States Navy is doing in the China Sea.
Tom Hayden: America's New Cold War With China Tom Hayden 2011
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It is also doubtful whether China, in making its case, can hearken to the sheer nominalism of the "South China Sea" on the map which India of course wouldn't dare do with the "Indian" Ocean.
Daniel Wagner: China's Pre-Imperial Overstretch Daniel Wagner 2011
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Actual mission losses on the 21st included a 40th Group bomber whose crew bailed out over China, while a 462nd aircraft crashed in the China Sea with its entire crew.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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