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The China Seas consist of a series of marginal seas in the Western Pacific Ocean, around China. They are the major components signifying the transition from the continent of Asia to the Pacific Ocean. They have been described in terms of their collective vastness and complexity:
Seas included in the China Seas are:
South China (simplified Chinese: 华南; traditional Chinese: 華南; pinyin: huá nán) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context.
In the broadest sense, Southern China can denote the entire portion of the country south of the line demarcated by the Qin Mountains and Huai River. Between 1945 and 1949, the Republic of China defined Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian and Taiwan as the "Seven Provinces of South China" (simplified Chinese: 华南七省; traditional Chinese: 華南七省; pinyin: huá nán qī shěng). The term can also be used to denote the Lingnan region; but today, the phrase is generally used to refer only to Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong and Macau (historically also known as Liangguang). Defined as such, South China is also contained within South Central China.
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 square kilometres (1,400,000 sq mi). The area's importance largely results from one-third of the world's shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed.
It is located
The minute South China Sea Islands, collectively an archipelago, number in the hundreds. The sea and its mostly uninhabited islands are subject to competing claims of sovereignty by several countries. These claims are also reflected in the variety of names used for the islands and the sea.
South China Sea is the dominant term used in English for the sea, and the name in most European languages is equivalent, but it is sometimes called by different names in China's neighboring countries, often reflecting historical claims to hegemony over the sea.
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest, most capable navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The U.S. Navy has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with ten in service, two in the reserve fleet, and three new carriers under construction. The service has 328,194 personnel on active duty and 101,199 in the Navy Reserve. It has 272 deployable combat vessels and more than 3,700 aircraft in active service as of February 2016.
The U.S. Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was essentially disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter. It played a major role in the American Civil War by blockading the Confederacy and seizing control of its rivers. It played the central role in the World War II defeat of Japan. The 21st century U.S. Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in such areas as East Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world, engage in forward areas during peacetime, and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it an active player in U.S. foreign and defense policy.
USNS Bowditch has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
China has seized an underwater drone deployed by American ship the USNS Bowditch. The U.S. claims it had nothing to do with spying, China seems skeptical, as does the online community for the most part. Thanks for liking and subscribing Visit us at OverdoseTalkShow.com to download full episodes for free.
U.S. officials say China stole a U.S. Navy underwater drone in the South China Sea. Officials say it happened at the same moment the USNS Bowditch, a survey ship, was about to retrieve it. The Hill reports the incident happened Thursday around noon local time in international waters off the coast of the Philippines. U.S. officials told The Hill a Chinese ship was following the Bowditch and dropped a boat into the water and grabbed the drone. The Bowditch crew called the Chinese crew and asked for the drone back -- the Chinese ship confirmed they received the message, but sailed away with the drone. Chinese officials say the islands in the South China Sea are China's territory. They say what they did to the drone fits under international law and China was acting on its own territory at the ...
US Defense official: Chinese warship stole US underwater drone A Chinese Navy ship stole an American underwater research drone in a South China Sea area contested by the Chinese and the Philippines, two U.S. defense officials told. The incident occurred around noon Thursday local time approximately 40 miles west of the Philippines and about 150 miles from Scarborough Shoal. For days, the Chinese ship had been shadowing the American ship USNS Bowditch, which deployed the drone, a Slocum Glider. Link - https://goo.gl/OeEwFJ Join us and have latest and interesting news every day! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHv9urEapyAekViKwBUCBQ?sub_confirmation=1 =============== FAIR USE NOTICE 1. Public Interest 2. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 "Copyright D...
DONALD TRUMP lên tiếng vụ Trung Quốc Ăn Cắp Tàu lặn của Mỹ. Tổng thống đắc cử Mỹ Donald Trump ngày 17/12 đã lên Twitter chỉ trích gay gắt Trung Quốc về vụ "tịch thu" thiết bị lặn không người lái (UUV) của tàu khảo sát Mỹ USNS Bowditch. ĐĂNG KÝ TIN MỚI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8lju8itJzzqDqdNj7C-Uyg
Chinese state media announces that China will return an underwater U.S. drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea. But Beijing is complaining that Washington has hyped up the issue -- publicly. The Pentagon went public with its complaint and said it had secured a deal to get the drone back. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to take an aggressive approach with China --jumped on the unusual drone seizure with a pair of provocative tweets -- accusing Beijing of stealing the equipment. U.S. officials say the drone was seized just as the USNS Bowditch was about to retrieve it. The Pentagon says the drone was operating lawfully, collecting data about the salinity, temperature and clarity of the water. Website: http://timesofoman.com Facebook: http://f...
The REMUS 6000 autonomous unmanned vehicle being deployed from Pathfinder vessel, USNS Bowditch, was interrupted from its mission of mapping the S. China Sea "Battle Space"
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BRINK OF WAR: US underwater drone SEIZED by Chinese Navy in South China Sea CHINA has "unlawfully" seized a US underwater drone carrying out research in the South China Sea, the US Pentagon has confirmed. An underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel to carry out unclassified research has been seized by the Chinese Navy in international waters in the South China Sea. The incident took place northwest of Subic Bay just as the USNS Bowditch, an oceanographic survey ship, was about to retrieve the unmanned, underwater vehicle (UUV). The incident has triggered a formal demand from the US for the drone’s return, according to a defence official. The US research vessel had tried to retrieve the glider, but the Chinese ship - which US officials believe was already shadowing t...
CHINA began unmanned submarines US in THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. China has arrested an unmanned mini-submarines of the US Navy, AP information led US Defense Department said December 16. Oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch US civil military duty manager tracing two unmanned mini-submarines lost during data collection in the South China Sea water temperature, clarity, salt to determine the activity affecting underwater navigation. The unmanned mini-submarine is 30 meters long and 6 meters wide, using commercial technology, according to the US Defense Department. USNS Bowditch has found one, the second one was a rescue ship of China Dalang 3 hold, according to Jeff Davis Colonel - Defense Ministry spokesman US. Unmanned mini-submarine of the US was third Dalang Chinese ship seized while i...