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[edit] earlier commments

Discussion:

I note that the Chinese name for the South China Sea is given (Nan Hai) at this entry. Would it not also be useful to note the Vietnamese name, Dong Bien (diacritics omitted), which means 'Eastern Sea'? Although giving the Chinese name obviously doesn't imply upholding Chinese claims to the sea (after all, Chinese is a major language), giving the Vietnamese (and if relevant any other names) would underline the concept of competing claims and demonstrate that the sea does not historically or notionally only belong to China.

Incidentally, although Nan Hai is the official name, many Chinese here in Hainan, at least, use an unofficial alternative name that is a direct translation from English: Nan Zhongguo Hai.

Greg Pringle Hainan

Excuse me, but in Vietnamese the name of the sea is Bien Dong (diacritics omitted), not Dong Bien. Its Sino-Vietnamese equivalence is Dong Hai 東海 (Eastern Sea).

Besides, many Vietnamese documents also use the name Nam Hai 南海 (Southern Sea), which is equivalent with the Chinese name Nanhai. However, as the name Vietnam means "Southern Yue", or "Far South", Nam Hai can also interpreted as "Vietnamese Sea".

[edit] Improvement Drive

The article on Brunei is currently listed to be improved on Wikipedia: This week's improvement drive. You can support the nomination with your vote there. --Fenice 06:36, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Southwestern limit

What is the geographical coordinate of its southwestern limit with the Indian Ocean at the Strait of Malacca? — Instantnood 19:24, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

I've found it's defined in the sections 46 and 49 of the Limits of Oceans and Seas (pdf), an IHO publication. — Instantnood 12:15, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] East Sea ⇒ Sea of Japan redirection

It has been proposed that East Sea should redirect to the Sea of Japan page, instead of the current East Sea (disambiguation) page. As concensus will determine this, please discuss it here in Talk:Sea of Japan#East Sea diambiguation page. Thank you.

Note: Wikipedia:Disambiguation policy mandates that if there is risk of confusion, East Sea should redirect to a disambiguation page first. The Vietnamese government uses East Sea to mean South China Sea as shown here in the Official Website of APEC 2006 in Vietnam.--Endroit 10:27, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources for PRC naval buildup

The claim that the PRC is building up a naval presence in the area could use a source. TheKaplan 05:24, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Needs a better more neutral map. Why use a Chinese map with Chinese names for the islands when the SCS is international waters and its islands are claimed and occupied by various countries? Seems like an attempt by a user to legitimize the PRC's bogus claim over the entire southeast Asian maritime region. Also, this is an English language article. The English names for the area and islands are to used, not Chinese pinyin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.126.127.13 (talk) 16:18, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bias Map

Why use a Chinese map with Chinese names for the islands when the area is international waters and its islands are claimed and effectively ruled by different countries? Seems to me like an attempt to legitimize the PRC's bogus claim over the entire maritime region. Also, this is an English language article. The English names for the area and islands are to be used, not Chinese pinyin. The map is removed. We'll use the remaining map instead. Akaloc 16:40, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] One of the largest

Changed "largest sea" to "one of the largest". The Arabian Sea, for one, seems larger at 3,862,000 sq km, according to Britannica. Perhaps it is the largest marginal sea? Pfly (talk) 16:34, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A little confused

I don't know which is correct, but this page asserts EEZ extends 200nm out from territorial waters. The EEZ page asserts it extends 200nm out from its coast, while the territorial waters extend 12nm from its coast (so the EEZ would extend 188nm from it's territorial waters). A little thing, but if anyone happens to know the fact of the matter clarification might be nice. Coanda-1910 (talk) 00:02, 11 April 2008 (UTC)