States and territories with borders on the sea (clockwise from north) include: the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Jul 7, 2023 · China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei all have competing claims over territory in the South China Sea. Countries have wrangled over territory in the South...

Jun 28, 2024 · The South China Sea is a highly disputed region, with multiple countries claiming sovereignty over different parts of the sea. The major claimants include China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei.

5 days ago · South China Sea, arm of the western Pacific Ocean that borders the Southeast Asian mainland. It is bounded on the northeast by the Taiwan Strait (by which it is connected to the East China Sea); on the east by Taiwan and the Philippines; on the southeast and south by Borneo, the southern limit of

Sep 17, 2024 · China’s sweeping claims of sovereignty over the sea—and the sea’s estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas —have antagonized competing claimants...

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam have conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea.

Jun 18, 2024 · How many countries own the South China Sea? Territorially, there are seven claimants to the South China Sea: China, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Who has ownership of the South China Sea?

Map of the South China Sea and adjacent marginal seas and straits, neighboring countries, major islands and archipelagos, major cities, international and maritime boundaries (nine-dash line), the Taiwan Strait median line.

territorial disputes in the South China Sea, series of conflicts arising from the overlapping territorial claims of several countries that border the South China Sea. In recent decades China has been widely seen as the conflicts’ primary driver.

Oct 25, 2023 · The South China Sea is bordered by the following countries: China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei. These countries have all clamed sovereignty over parts of the continental shelves, Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and other maritime features as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).