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December 26, 2012

Understanding the South China Sea Disputes

Indian Defence Review, Indian Defence Review

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The South China Sea is bounded by China in the North, the Philippines in the East, Vietnam in the West, Malaysia as also Brunei in the South East and Indonesia in the South West. The area bounded by the Sea is approximately three and a half square kilometres and forms a part of the Pacific Ocean. The area includes more than 200 small islands, rocks and reefs with many of them located in the Paracel and Spratly Islands.

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TAGGED: South China Sea, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Pacific Ocean, South China

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