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Recently, the US Secretary of State assured the Philippines that the United States would come to its defense if attacked in the South China Sea.
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South China Sea
- The South China Sea, is the arm of the western Pacific Ocean which border the Southeast Asian mainland.
- It is enclosed on the northeast by the Taiwan Strait; on the east side by the Taiwan and Philippines; on the South and southeast by Borneo, the southern most limit of the Gulf of Thailand, and the eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula.
- It also contains over-exploited fishing grounds.
- It is reported to hold significant reserves of undiscovered oil and gas, which is an aggravating factor in maritime and territorial disputes.
- Within the SCS, there are various coral reefs, atolls, and small islands.
- The two major archipelagos are known as the Paracel Islands, controlled by China, and the Spratly Islands.
