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The South China Sea is a 3.5 million square kilometer marginal sea located south of China and Taiwan and west of the Philippines that sees over $5 trillion in annual ship-borne trade pass through its waters, accounting for 30% of all global maritime trade. It has potential energy resources and is a key shipping route for over $1.2 trillion of goods destined for American ports each year, but its waters and seabed are disputed among China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
The South China Sea is a 3.5 million square kilometer marginal sea located south of China and Taiwan and west of the Philippines that sees over $5 trillion in annual ship-borne trade pass through its waters, accounting for 30% of all global maritime trade. It has potential energy resources and is a key shipping route for over $1.2 trillion of goods destined for American ports each year, but its waters and seabed are disputed among China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
The South China Sea is a 3.5 million square kilometer marginal sea located south of China and Taiwan and west of the Philippines that sees over $5 trillion in annual ship-borne trade pass through its waters, accounting for 30% of all global maritime trade. It has potential energy resources and is a key shipping route for over $1.2 trillion of goods destined for American ports each year, but its waters and seabed are disputed among China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
Areana disputed – south china sea and east china sea
South china sea is the largest marginal sea in the west pacific region, covering an area of 3.5 million square kilometres. Location: south of mainland china and the island of Taiwan, west of the Philippines, north of Kalimantan and Sumatra east of the Malay and indo – china peninsulas linked: with Indian ocean through the strait of Malacca in the southwest. Importance:
5 trillion in ship -borne trade passes (every year)
30% of all maritime trade passes through the SCS
1.2 trillion worth of goods bound for American ports
Seabed is potentially rich source for oil and natural gas