East China Sea
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East China Sea, arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.480,000 sq mi (1,243,200 sq km), bounded on the E by the Kyushu and Ryukyu islands, on the S by Taiwan, and on the W by 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 N to the Yellow Sea. The Chang River empties into the sea, whose main ports are Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Fuzhou, China; and Chilung, Taiwan. Territorial control of much of the eastern half of the sea (and its oil and gas) is disputed between China and Japan.
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East China is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.
Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes, the region is defined by the government of the People's Republic of China to include the provinces of (in alphabetical order) Anhui, parts of Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong and Zhejiang, as well as the municipality of Shanghai.
The PRC lays claim over the Taiwan Province and parts of Fujian (also spelt Fukien or Fuchien), which are also defined as part of eastern China by the PRC. However, they are administered by the Republic of China.
Administrative divisions
Provinces| Name | Chinese (S) | pinyin | Abbreviation | Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì) | Chinese | pinyin | List of county-level divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anhui | 安徽 | Ānhuī | 皖 wǎn | Hefei | 合肥 | Héféi | List of county-level divisions |
| Fujian | 福建 | Fújiàn | 闽 mǐn | Fuzhou | 福州 | Fúzhōu | List of county-level divisions |
| Jiangsu | 江苏 | Jiāngsū | 苏 sū | Nanjing | 南京 | Nánjīng | List of county-level divisions |
| Jiangxi | 江西 | Jiāngxī | 赣 gàn | Nanchang | 南昌 | Nánchāng | List of county-level divisions |
| Shandong | 山东 | Shāndōng | 鲁 lǔ | Jinan | 济南 | Jǐnán | List of county-level divisions |
| Zhejiang | 浙江 | Zhèjiāng | 浙 zhè | Hangzhou | 杭州 | Hángzhōu | List of county-level divisions |
| Name | Chinese (S) | pinyin | Abbreviation | List of county-level divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 上海 | Shànghǎi | 沪 hù | List of administrative divisions |
- PRC claimss - *
- ROC claims - **
| Name | Chinese (S) | pinyin | Abbreviation | Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì) | Chinese | pinyin | List of county-level divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujian** | 福建 | Fújiàn | 闽 mǐn | Fuzhou* Chincheng** | 福州* 金城** | Fúzhōu* Jīnchéng** | List of county-level divisions* List of county-level divisions** |
| Taiwan** Taiwan* | 台灣 | Táiwān | 台 tái | Jhongsing Village** Taipei* | 中兴新村** 台北* | Zhōngxīng Xīncūn** Táiběi* | List of administrative divisions** |
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