South China Sea:

• South China Sea is an arm of western Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia.

• Countries bordering the South China Sea: Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand (via the Gulf of Thailand), Singapore, as well as East Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia on Borneo (Kalimantan).

• Two major archipelagos are known as the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands, controlled by China.

• The entire Spratly Islands are claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam, and China, while Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines claim part of the archipelago.

• It is connected by Taiwan Strait with the East China Sea and by Luzon Strait with the Philippine Sea.